Franz Liszt, Pianist, Hungarian, from the Rulers, Flags, and Coats of Arms series (N126-1) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 1/2 × 4 5/16 in. (6.4 × 11 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
63.350.206.126.23
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century ephemera with this charming commercial color lithograph from 1888, featuring Franz Liszt, the legendary Hungarian pianist and composer. Titled *Franz Liszt, Pian, Hungarian*, it hails from the *Rulers, Flags, Coats of Arms* (N126-1), blending portraiture with national symbols like flags and coats of arms. At just 2½ × 4⅜ inches, this petite print captures Liszt's profile, evoking his status as a Romantic-era superstar who dazzled audiences across Europe with his virtuosic performances. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co., a pioneering American tobacco fir...
About the Artist
W. Duke, Sons & Co. · 1870–1920
**W. Duke, Sons & Co.: Pioneers of Chromolithographic Trade Card Art** W. Duke, Sons & Co., an American tobacco manufacturer, emerged from the entrepreneurial vision of Washington Duke (1820–1905) and his sons in Durham, North Carolina. After the Civil War, Washington abandoned farming in 1874 to join his eldest son, Brodie L. Duke, in the burgeoning tobacco trade, establishing a factory that for...