The Wonderful Shot, from the Magic Changing Cards series (N223) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 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
Burdick 218, N223.23
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with *The Wonderful Shot*, a gem from the Magic Changing Cards series (N), issued by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 9. This petite commercial color lithograph, just 2¾ × 1½ inches, captures the thrill of a hunting scene featuring men, dogs, and firearms—oking the era's fascination with outdoor sports and marksmanship. As part of a promotional series tucked into cigarette packs, these were designed to delight collectors with their "magic" optical effects, likely transforming when tilted or viewed from different angles. Lithography...
About the Artist
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company · 1869–2011
**Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company (1869–2011)** Founded around 1869 by Francis Sherwood Kinney in New York City, the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company quickly rose to prominence in the burgeoning American cigarette industry. Francis, a pioneering tobacco manufacturer, experimented with hand-rolled cigarettes using blends of Turkish and Virginia tobacco, scaling to mass production by employing Europ...