Diana, Goddess of the Hunt, from the Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans series (N188) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 1 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (3.8 × 7 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ephemera
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Accession Number
63.350.216.188.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Diana, Goddess of the** This petite chromolithograph from 1889 captures the Roman goddess Diana in poised elegance, bow at the ready amid a mythical landscape. Part of the "Godd of the Greeks and Romans" series (N188), was produced by the Ketterlinus Lithography Company for William S. Kimball & Company, a tobacco firm. These vibrant cards were tucked into cigarette packages as promotional inserts, sparking a collecting craze among late-19th-century Americans and turning everyday ephemera into cherished keepsakes. Chromolithography, a pioneering color printing technique, allowed for mass p...
About the Artist
Ketterlinus Lithography Company|William S. Kimball & Company ( |American) · |1850 – |1950
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania