F.E.G. Kidney Remedy advertisement: children on a swing, Paul and Virginia – Antique Wall Art
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Step back in time with F.E.G. Kidney Remedy advertisement: children on a swing, Paul and Virginia, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
F.E.G. Kidney Remedy advertisement: children on a swing, Paul and Virginia
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Few advertisements borrow as gently from literature as this one, which takes its scene from *Paul and Virginia*, Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's 1788 novel about two childhood friends raised on a remote island. Its idyllic picture of children at play was a familiar device in 19th-century patent medicine advertising, when sentimental imagery helped a product seem wholesome and trustworthy. Such remedies were often sold with broad health claims that few had tested, so the picture reveals as much about Victorian marketing as it does about the medicine itself. Worth noticing is how the innocence of the scene is made to stand in for a promise of good health.
| Original scan | 5,597 × 7,309 px · prints to 19 × 24 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif09471_FEGkidneyremedyThenewlydiscove |
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