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Cartoon Swiss woman with a large head carries cheese crates beside an oversized franc coin on a cigarette card.

Switzerland, 1 Franc, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 2) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Caricature of a girl in Swiss dress carrying a cheese crate beside a large 1 franc coin, on a colored trade card.

Switzerland, 1 Franc, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 1) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Chromolithograph cigarette card of a veiled woman peeking over fabric beside a gray Turkish coin labeled 5 piastres.

Turkey, 5 Piastres, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 2) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Caricature of a stern man in a red robe and dark hat beside a coin, labeled Venezuela, 1/2 Real, on a cigarette card.

Venezuela, 1/2 Real, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 2) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Caricature of a man in red robe and wide hat holding a rosary, beside a Venezuela half real coin, on a trade card.

Venezuela, 1/2 Real, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 1) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Engraved oval portrait of Michel de Montaigne in a ruff collar, fur-trimmed cloak and hat, within an architectural frame.

Portrait of Michel de Montaigne

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1774

Portrait of Jean-Michel Moreau

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1787

Leslie Chester as "Pride of the Garden," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

Knapp & Company, 1889

Engraved allegorical portrait of a man in armor in an oval frame, with a winged nude youth and cherubs beside him.

Portrait of Louis-Philippe, duc d'Orléans

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1778

Tobacco card portrait of a young woman as Cupid with a feathered hat, arrow, and red heart on a blue background.

Daisy Murdoch as "Cupid," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Chromolithograph trading card of Maude Branscomb in a blue military jacket and red shako with drumsticks, 1889.

Maude Branscomb as "The Daughter of the Regiment," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cig…

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Chromolithograph trade card of Rose Beaudet as The Kitchen Belle, with a pan hat, ladle and carrots, 1889.

Rose Beaudet as "The Kitchen Belle," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Mme. Rhea as "Queen of the Ball," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Engraved print of three royal profiles, Louis XII, Henri IV and Louis XVI, in an oval laurel frame with a blank cartouche bel

Portrait of Louis XVI, Henri IV, and Louis XII

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1791

Print of a Portrait Medal of Louis XVI

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, possibly 1789-90

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lully

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1770

Oval engraved portrait of a woman in a frilled bonnet and lace collar, with inscription and ribbon ornament.

Portrait of La Baronne de Rebecque

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1780

Engraved street scene of fashionably dressed figures, carriages, a stone city gate, trees and a running greyhound.

Tableau des portraits a la Mode (Plate of Fashion Portraits)

Pierre François Courtois, 1760-61

Etching of a chestnut seller at a basket on a city street, with a man, a woman, two children and a seated woman nearby.

The Chestnut Seller (La Marchande de Chataignes)

Chevalier de Parlington, 1762

Chromolithograph card of a young woman with curly hair wearing strawberries in her hair and a striped costume.

Isabelle Evesson as "The Strawberry," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Chromolithograph trade card of Irene Perry as The Humming Bird, with a woman in red bodice and hummingbirds on hat and should

Irene Perry as "The Humming Bird," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Chromolithograph trading card of a woman in a lily pad hat with a frog and water lily, labeled Ada Rehan, The Water Lily.

Ada Rehan as "The Water Lily," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Lillian Grubb as "A Bundle of Sweetness," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Miss Worth as "Clear the Track," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Chromolithograph card of a woman with curled dark hair and tiger lilies in her hair and dress, captioned Mabel Millett as The

Mabel Millett as "The Tiger Lily," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Engraved oval allegory of a standing young man with allegorical women, a crown and cherubs above, on a cream sheet.

Allegory of Louis XVI on the Occasion of his Accession to the Throne of France in 1774

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1775

Chromolithograph trading card of Miss Litton in a conch shell hat and red jacket with shell brooches, 1889.

Miss Litton as "The Conch Shell," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Chromolithograph trade card of Sarah Jewett as 'The Opera', with a colorful fan, red opera glasses and flowers.

Sarah Jewett as "The Opera," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Vintage card portrait of Genevieve Lytton in a kite-shaped headdress of blue, yellow and red, holding a string spool.

Genevieve Lytton as "The Kite," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Engraving of two human-bodied butterflies on a theatre stage beneath a spider web and rococo floral frame, from Magasin Pitto

Papillonneries Humains, from "Le Magasin Pittoresque"

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, August 1836

Portrait of Guillaume-Thomas Raynal

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1773

Engraved landscape of rocky mountains, antique ruins, an obelisk, a domed building and a hilltop town beside a river.

Rocky Landscape with Antique Buildings

Jan Sadeler, 1568-1600

Etching of a young boy holding a cloth in a paneled room beside a chair and framed portrait, with a tiled floor.

Décrotteur (Shoe Shiner), from "Mes gens, ou Les commissionnaires ultramontains au service de qui veut le payer" (Ser…

Jean-Baptiste Tillard, 1766-70

Cora Tanner as "The Paroquet," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Chromolithograph card of a smiling woman with pansy flowers in her hair and on her dress, captioned Florence St. John as The

Florence St. John as "The Pansy," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Rose Coghlan as "The Watermelon," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Chromolithograph trading card of Minnie Maddern as The Charmer, a woman with a green snake coiled around her neck and head.

Minnie Maddern as "The Charmer," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Madge Bannister as "The Fisher Maiden," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Chromolithograph trade card of Miss McNulty as The Duchess, wearing a pink dress and a blue shield headpiece with red trim.

Miss McNulty as "The Duchess," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Trading card of Josie Hall in a lampshade hat with a candle on her pink costume, titled Light and Shade, 1889.

Josie Hall as "Light and Shade," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Chromolithograph trade card of a young woman with a bugle on her red cap, captioned Corinne as The Bugler.

Corinne as "The Bugler," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Portrait of L. F. Prault

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1787

Portrait of Jean Racine

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1800

Engraving of a rustic cabin interior with a reclining nude woman, attended figures, and a servant at a table with jugs.

Vignette of the first volume, page 165: Usage des Russes après le Mariage et avant la Noce, from Voyage en Sibérie fa…

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1767

Etching of two reclining nude figures under a tree with a flying cupid holding a garland and a classical column.

Vignette en regard du nom de Aug. de St. Aubin (Vignette next to the name of Augustin de Saint-Aubin), volume 2, plat…

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1762

Chromolithograph card of a woman in a morning glory flower hat and matching bloom, captioned Agnes Stone as The Morning Glory

Agnes Stone as "The Morning Glory," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Chromolithograph trading card of Josie Baker in a green turtle-shaped hat with red flowers, red collar and green shawl.

Josie Baker as "The Terrapin," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Chromolithograph trade card of Geraldine Ulmer as The Huntress, wearing a hunting horn and ivy in her hair.

Geraldine Ulmer as "The Huntress," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Chromolithograph of Violet Cameron with curly hair, wearing a costume of colorful fireworks and firecrackers on a light blue

Violet Cameron as "The Glorious Fourth," from the series Fancy Dress Ball Costumes (N73) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co., 1889

Hand-tinted daguerreotype portrait of a woman in a blue plaid dress holding an accordion, within a gilt mat.

Woman with an Accordion daguerreotype

Ron Fasand, 1840s

Black and white Beardsley poster for The Yellow Book showing a woman in a bonnet reading, with contents list and price.

Poster for The Yellow Book, Volume IV

Aubrey Beardsley, January 1895

Poster titled SUNSET showing a seated woman in a yellow kimono holding a tambourine, with Japanese flags on a tray above her

Sunset Magazine

William Stevens, ca. 1900

Poster for Philadelphia Sunday Press showing a man reading a newspaper beside a woman against a night skyline.

Philadelphia Sunday Press, February 23, 1896

George Reiter Brill, 1896