Rear Admiral, United States Navy, 1886, from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1888

This chromolithograph, created in 1888 by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company, is a small-scale representation of a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. The artwork was part of a series of cigarette cards produced by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal cigarettes, highlighting various professions in the military. The card's simplistic composition, featuring a full-length depiction of the admiral in his uniform and holding a sword, reflects the popular style of trade cards in the late 19th century. The artwork is now part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.