Charlie Chaplin on a cigarette card

Charlie Chaplin by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926 — Charlie Chaplin
by Alexander (‘Alick’) Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926

I just saw this image flash up on the Face of Britain by Simon Schama. I love the style of illustration. After deciphering the signature, I discovered these 1920s cigarette cards were by Alexander (‘Alick’) Penrose Forbes Ritchie. You can see more of his work here.

Douglas Fairbanks by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926 — Douglas Fairbanks
by Alexander (‘Alick’) Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926

Sir John Martin-Harvey by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926 — Sir John Martin-Harvey
by Alexander (‘Alick’) Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926

Aga Khan III (Mohammed Shah) by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926 — Aga Khan III (Mohammed Shah)
by Alexander (‘Alick’) Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926

Augustus John by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926 — Augustus John
by Alexander (‘Alick’) Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926

George Grossmith Jr by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926 — George Grossmith Jr
by Alexander (‘Alick’) Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926

Rudyard Kipling by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926 — Rudyard Kipling
by Alexander (‘Alick’) Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926

Ramsay MacDonald by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926 — Ramsay MacDonald
by Alexander (‘Alick’) Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926

Sir Alan John Cobham by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926 — Sir Alan John Cobham
by Alexander (‘Alick’) Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926

See more at the National Portrait Gallery website.