Shooting Fish, from the series Fishers and Fish (N74) for Duke brand cigarettes 1888

"Shooting Fish" is a chromolithograph from the series "Fishers and Fish" produced by Knapp & Company for Duke brand cigarettes in 1888. The print depicts a whimsical, cartoonish young woman with a large head, wearing a red and white dress, holding a fishing rod. She appears to be "shooting" a large fish in a playful manner. The colorful, illustrative style, characteristic of late 19th-century advertising, makes this a unique piece of American cultural history, now held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.