The First Cigar" / after J.G. Brown by John Gast." – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures The First Cigar" / after J.G. Brown by John Gast." in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The First Cigar" / after J.G. Brown by John Gast."
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The subject of this color chromolithograph is a boy with a cigar, and the print was issued in New York around 1870. It reproduces a composition after the painter John George Brown, who was known for sympathetic scenes of city street boys. Children's tobacco use drew public concern in the period, so the image offers a window into how such subjects were presented to a general audience. Worth noticing is how the cigar, an adult habit, is placed in a young figure's hands.
| Created / published | New York : H. Bencke Chromo Lith, c1870. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph, color. |
| Genre | Chromolithographs Color 1870. |
| Notes | A4014 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. |
| Subjects | Boys--1870. Smoking--1870. Cigars--1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,126 × 5,132 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226522 |
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