One Good Turn Deserves Another / Bracing Up, from the Jokes series (N118) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco by W. Duke, Sons & Co.

One Good Turn Deserves Another / Bracing Up, from the Jokes series (N118) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1890 - 1893

drawing, print

drawing

aged paper

toned paper

water colours

print

handmade artwork painting

coloured pencil

coffee painting

men

painting painterly

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

watercolor

"One Good Turn Deserves Another / Bracing Up," from the *Jokes* series, is a trade card issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. Created between 1890 and 1893, this colorful card depicts three humorous scenes featuring men engaging in various activities. The card's title suggests the playful tone of the artwork. This card is an example of early 20th-century advertising through the medium of trade cards. The artwork is currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.