Victorian greeting card, 1879, lithograph
On this website I also start a blog on my remarkable finds, related to my research, the Sphinx. Although I focus on (late) nineteenth century painting, popular culture is also a very interesting source. In its parallel development, the iconography of fine art was often used as a starting point. Yet, not being bound to the strict demands of painting, the artists could experiment, resulting in freer and therefore more experimental compositions.
Here we see a fine lithographed card communicating new year wishes. The back is blank, which indicates it is a pre-postcard: it was not mailed, but handed over in an enveloppe.
And you are invited to react….