The Weekly register., 1844-07-20

periodical work ever published in tfis or any 9th
er country. The highest ambition of rival pub
fishers seems thus far to have been to maintain
respectable imitation of the numerous costly and
beautiful works of art with which the successive
members of this journalhave been graced In the
course of the succeeding volumes many important
new features will be introduced. Sartin and Sadd
the most celebrated Mezzotnt Engravers in the
Union, aud CT of the best in Europe, will CON
tinua to furnish their exquisite predictions: and
Rawdon, Wright ard Hatch, G Parker, A L
Dick, Gimtredge, Jack nan, Jones and others, o
New York, and Dodson, Welch end " aters,
Tucker and others, of Philadelphia-all among the
ss eminent line engravers of the present centu-
have been engaged to furnish succession of
ghy finished steel engravings, superior 10 any
thaghayc hitherto appeared in periodicals. Among
the pictures that will be engraved for for the vol
l.saes ia 1873, are several ORIGrHAL. PAINTINGS,
by lngham, lnman, Cole. Thompson, Freeman
FTalqunet. and othar distinguished artists. The
American periodicals have hitherto contained,
save in a very few instances, only engravings cop
led from foreign prints. The publisher Of Gra-
ham's Magazine will be the first to reform the
practice, and TO make his work strictly original
in its embellishments as well asin itslitorary con-
tents.
OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY.-One of the new fea-
trras Of the coming volumes Will be the introduce
ton of Portraits ofthe contributors to Graham's
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all the eminent writer's ofthe day. The Both vol
ume will include, from the burins of Parker. ohm
son and othar3, portraits engraved in the highest
style Of the art of hIr Cooper, Professor Longel-
low, Maria Del Occdento,' Mrs Sigourney, Miss
sedgwick, Mrs Se5a Smith, Mrs Embury and sew
oral othars-aI from paintings executed expressly
for the purpose.
TmE EDIToRrAI. DEPARTMENT will continue
to embrace notes on current literature etc, and re-
views Of all new American and foreign works of
general interest or value. The criticisms of Graz
hams Magazine are acknowledged in all parts o.
the country 70 be superior in acumen, honesty and
independence TO those Of any contemporary. In
deed. while majority of the monthly and quar-
terry journals have become mere advertising madi-
ums for for the booksellers, in which every thing
in PRINT is irdi5srminately praised, this period
ical is looked upon Just aud discriminating ar
bitter between authors and readers, in which both
have implicit confidence
TERMS
Gaham's Magazine will be published on the
first o. each month in every quarter Oft Union.
The most distant Subscribers will therefore receive
il that dav, we'll as those who reside in Phil
adelpha. The proprietor being more desirous of
presenting the best and most beautiful than the
cheapest work in the country and anxious to bring
it within the reach of all, offers the following as
the lowest terms at which it can be afforded
THREE iiuLr.ARs per annum in advance for a sin
gle copy, two copies yearly for five dollars, FIVE
copies for ten dollars eight for fifteen dollars, or
eleven for twenty dollars, fclnbs furnished
al Invariably in advance. Postage of all letters
to be prepaid O., GEORGE Il. GRAHAM,
Dsc. I, 1912. No 90 Chestnut St Philadelphia