Plate 32, from the Fans of the Period series (N7) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands by Allen & Ginter

Plate 32, from the Fans of the Period series (N7) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 1889

drawing, print

drawing

aged paper

toned paper

print

caricature

portrait reference

coloured pencil

coffee painting

men

portrait drawing

watercolour illustration

portrait art

watercolor

"Plate 32, from the Fans of the Period series" is a chromolithograph from 1889 created by Allen & Ginter, a company known for its cigarette cards. The card depicts a woman in a fashionable hat, holding a fan and shushing the viewer with a finger to her lips. This card is part of a larger series of 50 cards, each featuring women holding different types of fans, a popular accessory during this period. These cards are now considered collectible and are housed in museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.