Dr. James Dwight, Lawn Tennis Champion North of England 1885, from World's Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 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
63.350.201.29.21
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century sports fandom with this petite commercial color lithograph from 1888, featuring Dr. James Dwight, the Lawn Tennis Champion of North England in 1885. Produced as part of Allen & Ginter's "World's Champions, Series 2 (N29)"—a popular set of trading cards inserted into cigarette packs—this card immortalizes Dwight in a dynamic portrait, capturing the elegance and intensity of early lawn tennis, a sport exploding in popularity among the British elite during the Victorian era. Chromolithography, the innovative printing technique used here, allowed for vi...
About the Artist
Lindner, Eddy & Claus|Allen & Ginter (American|American) · | – |
American, Richmond, Virginia|American, New York