and found another take at the same Tradecard site as the last link, but within the fascinating Shadow set.
... John Bufford, a Boston lithographer, created and copyrighted a set of stock trade cards featuring shadows. In these cards a shadow makes a comic and sometimes cynical comment about the pictured person or persons--perhaps revealing what's in their hearts or predicting what the future holds for them.
My Hat’s a Stunner if that Shadow’s right
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