Fatigue Dress, Colonel, Spain, 1886, from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1888
kinneybrotherstobaccocompany
themetropolitanmuseumofart
drawing, print
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drawing
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toned paper
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cartoon like
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handmade artwork painting
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illustrative and welcoming imagery
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soldier
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illustrative and welcoming
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men
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watercolour illustration
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cartoon style
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cartoon carciture
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cartoon theme
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watercolor
"Fatigue Dress, Colonel, Spain, 1886" is a colorful lithograph from the *Military Series* issued by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. The card depicts a Spanish Colonel in uniform standing in front of a stylized background. The image is a prime example of late 19th century chromolithographic printing, a process that used multiple printing plates to create vibrant color images. This card, part of a larger set, was likely distributed to consumers in packs of cigarettes and serves as a great example of early 20th-century trade card advertising.
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