French Fishing Smack, from the Types of Vessels series (N139) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1889

This chromolithograph, titled "French Fishing Smack," is part of the "Types of Vessels" series from the W. Duke, Sons & Co. tobacco company. Created in 1889, it depicts a small sailboat with a full sail, navigating choppy waters. The card was part of a promotional series, distributed by the tobacco company to entice customers. Its brightly colored depiction of the fishing vessel was meant to evoke feelings of adventure and the sea. The image is characteristic of late 19th-century chromolithographic printing, utilizing a variety of colors and bold lines to convey the ship's dynamism and the force of the water. This specific card can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.