[Rarebooks] FS: Victorian Art Transparency Artist Frank Louden Portrait Card

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Victorian Art Transparency Artist Frank Louden Portrait Card.

A handsome portrait trade card, probably 1870s (some idiot wrote May  
1850 in pencil on the back). Transparencies, which became popular in  
18th century Europe before crossing the Atlantic with the new century,  
were scenes painted on a translucent paper or sometimes a light cloth  
(silk, linen, etc.). When light was placed behind them, “they have a  
very gay and sprightly effect” according to one contemporary observer.  
Small examples might be used in the home, while larger ones were  
prepared for public celebrations and displays. So, of course, artists  
began to specialize in creating them for the burgeoning market, people  
in 19th century America being ready and willing to celebrate just  
about anything with some sort of festivity.

Card. 3”x4.5”. Minor soil, light wear, slight corner crease, pencil  
note on the back. [49480]  $150

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