Trade Card for Robert Jackson, Picture Dealer, Printseller, and Restorer
19th century
Medium
Engraving with red ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 1/16 × 4 7/16 in. (7.7 × 11.3 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ephemera
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Bella C. Landauer, 1926
Accession Number
26.28.257
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's and Prints department, where this charming 19th-century trade introduces us to Robert Jackson, British picture dealer, printseller, and restorer. Measuring just 3 1/16 × 4 7/16 inches, this petite engraving served as a promotional tool in an era when small, eye-catching cards were handed out like modern business cards—or collected as souvenirs by enthusiasts. Crafted anonymously in Britain during the 19th century, the card exemplifies ephemera: everyday printed matter that offers a window into commercial life. The use of engraving—a precise intaglio...