New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-22
DAGUERREOTYPEs ON WOOD.

An important application Of the Photographic art has
been made in Manchester England by which the process
of wood engraving rom Daguerreotypes will be material
" economical both in time and expsnse. Tee M1nchsr
guardian, vi July 80 gives the following account of this
probably most recent i'm xovement in the practice of this
useful art:
Yesterday Mr. Robert Langton wood engrsver and
craftsman OF Crossst, brought to oics very
successful and beautiful specimens Of photography taken
by himself not metal plates on paper or 81 ass but
on blocks Of box wood such ordinarily used IN his
own art for wood eDgravDgs. One striking portrait
Of bin self another was view OF the beautiful little
Church AZ Woey erected f. years $40 by the sri aud
Countess of Eesmtre The latter comprised within
ordinary dimensions Of circle 81 inches in disn
and the image Of the Church is thus rUerSed tbs de-
sign in all ITO elegant proportions and reduced to minis
such band OF human artist nope to rva
M exquisite delcacy of sh aud shade and ITS elaborate
mDuteness and detal,-this Photograph, so taken
block Of box wood quite ready for the Application Of the
wood.engravers BURN 1t imp ,sibe o.y how greatly
this will the process OF wood engrsving especially
by saving al the preliminary labor Of the drsismin
which msDy constitutes the chief esnent 10 both
the time d the cost attendant on the production Of
wood engravings Of high class Even in many of the
lower branches of the art, the Application Of sue
drawing will b. invaluable auxiliary For Instance, 1t
j. extremely difficult mst'er 10 &c, accurate drawings
achDery In perspective mec aucal draug h Ony
represent it in plane and artists are generally found ex
remely reluctantto employ large amount OF time 90 M
pr ftably Ms the drawing Of complicated schins per
50. ctve demands Mr. LangtuR dagu-rreot) pc
in few seconds accomplish what it would require hours
for the artist to effect and ia point OF accuracy h7 IA
strumeDt must have the preference. But great as
will eventually be the boon which this Application OF
photography will confer tho practical art Of wood
craving II may be made exis sivey valul
cheap form of producing pictorial objects BY Mr Lang
ton process portraits landscapes *, could produc
any smooth piece of wood, duly prepared and thus
even wooden stuff boxes, hand screens, NG, may bs
decorated with portraits scenes from nature, or copies
of works OF art st acos much less than d1gureOypes on
metal plates Indeed IL is difficult say the sppi
cations and Of this process may not extend Mr.
Ianeton does not limit bis invention 10 its in wood
engraving but claims for i an equally useful and valuable
application in other directions in connection with prscti
cal art"
We trust that artists in this country will lose time in
obtaining complete knowledge of the process its use
in newspaper Offices, where passing events recorded
by engrsviDgs well as by lie ter press would be nva
liable while anything which viii cheaper produ ,ons cal
custed to promote the cultivation Of popular taste be
regarded rs promoting the education and refinement Of
society.