Two Paths, from the Magic Changing Cards series (N223) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Two Paths, from the Magic Changing Cards series (N223) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company 1889

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drawing

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aged paper

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toned paper

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light pencil work

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print

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old engraving style

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personal sketchbook

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pen-ink sketch

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men

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sketchbook drawing

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watercolour illustration

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sketchbook art

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watercolor

"Two Paths" is a trade card from the *Magic Changing Cards* series issued by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 1889. The card features a simple line drawing of three women in Victorian dress walking down a country path. The card's imagery and poem likely aimed to appeal to a general audience, as the theme of women walking down a path, a popular subject for 19th-century illustrations, evoked themes of leisure, romanticism, and feminine beauty. This particular example is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection and measures 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 inches.

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