Cigarette cards

Selected cigarette cards from the Collection. Explore the full list.

    Aga Khan III (Mohammed Shah),    by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie,    1926,    NPG D2651,    © National Portrait Gallery, London Aga Khan III (Mohammed Shah)
by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926
2 5/8 in. x 1 1/4 in. (67 mm x 31 mm) paper size
NPG D2651
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    Robert Baden-Powell,    by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie,    1926,    NPG D2652,    © National Portrait Gallery, London Robert Baden-Powell
by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926
2 5/8 in. x 1 3/8 in. (68 mm x 36 mm) paper size
NPG D2652
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    Charlie Chaplin,    by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie,    1926,    NPG D2662,    © National Portrait Gallery, London Charlie Chaplin
by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926
2 5/8 in. x 1 1/4 in. (67 mm x 31 mm) paper size
NPG D2662
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    Winston Churchill,    by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie,    1926,    NPG D2664,    © National Portrait Gallery, London Winston Churchill
by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926
2 5/8 in. x 1 1/4 in. (67 mm x 31 mm) paper size
NPG D2664
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    Sir Harry Lauder,    by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie,    1926,    NPG D2675,    © National Portrait Gallery, London Sir Harry Lauder
by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926
2 5/8 in. x 1 1/4 in. (67 mm x 31 mm) paper size
NPG D2675
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    David Lloyd George,    by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie,    1926,    NPG D2677,    © National Portrait Gallery, London David Lloyd George
by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926
2 5/8 in. x 1 1/4 in. (67 mm x 31 mm) paper size
NPG D2677
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    George Bernard Shaw,    by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie,    1926,    NPG D2686,    © National Portrait Gallery, London George Bernard Shaw
by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926
NPG D2686
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    Neville Chamberlain,    by Tom Cottrell,    1929,    NPG D2611,    © National Portrait Gallery, London Neville Chamberlain
by Tom Cottrell
chromolithographic cigarette card, 1929
2 3/4 in. x 2 3/8 in. (70 mm x 60 mm) overall
NPG D2611
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    Ramsay MacDonald,    by Tom Cottrell,    1929,    NPG D2837,    © National Portrait Gallery, London Ramsay MacDonald
by Tom Cottrell
chromolithographic cigarette card, 1929
NPG D2837
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    Dame Gracie Fields,    by Unknown artist, issued by  Godfrey Phillips,    1932,    NPG D2714,    © National Portrait Gallery, London Dame Gracie Fields
by Unknown artist, issued by Godfrey Phillips
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1932
NPG D2714
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    Stanley Baldwin,    by Unknown artist, issued by  Godfrey Phillips,    1932,    NPG D2716,    © National Portrait Gallery, London Stanley Baldwin
by Unknown artist, issued by Godfrey Phillips
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1932
2 5/8 in. x 1 3/8 in. (68 mm x 35 mm) paper size
NPG D2716
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    Al Jolson,    by Unknown artist, issued by  Godfrey Phillips,    1932,    NPG D2721,    © National Portrait Gallery, London Al Jolson
by Unknown artist, issued by Godfrey Phillips
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1932
2 5/8 in. x 1 3/8 in. (68 mm x 35 mm) paper size
NPG D2721
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    G.K. Chesterton,    by Unknown artist, issued by  Godfrey Phillips,    1932,    NPG D2723,    © National Portrait Gallery, London G.K. Chesterton
by Unknown artist, issued by Godfrey Phillips
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1932
NPG D2723
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    Sir Gordon Richards,    by Unknown artist, issued by  Godfrey Phillips,    1932,    NPG D2718,    © National Portrait Gallery, London Sir Gordon Richards
by Unknown artist, issued by Godfrey Phillips
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1932
NPG D2718
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    (Richard Horatio) Edgar Wallace,    by Unknown artist, issued by  Godfrey Phillips,    1932,    NPG D2720,    © National Portrait Gallery, London (Richard Horatio) Edgar Wallace
by Unknown artist, issued by Godfrey Phillips
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1932
NPG D2720
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    Sir John Martin-Harvey,    by Unknown artist, issued by  Godfrey Phillips,    1932,    NPG D2722,    © National Portrait Gallery, London Sir John Martin-Harvey
by Unknown artist, issued by Godfrey Phillips
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1932
NPG D2722
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    William Ralph Inge,    by Unknown artist, issued by  Godfrey Phillips,    1932,    NPG D2724,    © National Portrait Gallery, London William Ralph Inge
by Unknown artist, issued by Godfrey Phillips
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1932
2 5/8 in. x 1 3/8 in. (68 mm x 35 mm) paper size
NPG D2724
© National Portrait Gallery, London
    Jimmy McGrory,    after Unknown artist,    published 1934,    NPG D8790,    © National Portrait Gallery, London Jimmy McGrory
after Unknown artist
cigarette card, published 1934
2 3/4 in. x 1 3/8 in. (70 mm x 35 mm) paper size
NPG D8790
© National Portrait Gallery, London