The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-13

tA1eunG o. Uaseaeers-LssAsOseP
The paialag jus, 6aiahed " M Wolf,
Of Dassnpsst.s view saksa tfsm the 1eek
lslasd SIDE, 10 nos Tor sshies,ioa y be
room In the Pes, Oaee bsilsine ~
wssk Of ar. slsse this paint g e deserviag
Of the highest eommeSdstion--ss' - Ger
rect view Of our city in Ill its miner details.
a Gel, - . laisAisi pssRai,are 81 ns g.
taart bic beauties. We cannot well sss how
the satch could be Improved. u 10 act
oaiy correct. bet bessuial picture. Il
show Davenport - 4 .. and - every cit.
sen would wish HE friends abessd to sse
il, and - he might wish to psese.vs The
view to gsss spon years hence, shen the
future improvements OF the cit. she'll have
almost eatire!y changed its pre- eat appear
snee. With this idea, we are 40, writing
Tor the purposs q esmplio' snang Mr.
Volts beautiful paiating, whica will speak
ito ow n eu!ogy to ,hsse Who examine u,
bal 10 urge that subscriptions b. At one Ia
ken up Tor the purpose Of having this pain.
ting multiplied in elsgaat coio'sd litno'
graph views. Such Autographs will really
BE- more beautiful than the painting Itself,
although Of eourss much smaller. They
can be furnished to subscribers for Say
Eve dollars each. while the painting, with
the Immense laeo, upon il, would se
cheap purchase to any citizen Of means ct
two hundred dol.an. To send to distant
friends. or 10 preserve q : true picture Of
Dsvea por, in the spring Of 1857. these
We've would be almost invaluable. A few
ysa,s hence. money would scarcely Psr /.
chase them, When Davenport was q
beautiful little village. the gem OF the Prai-
RE, a jewel On the fair brow Of the Upper
Aississippi. como Telegraph views we're
taken Of il from painting BY Mr. Wild, IN
arts, then veil ksown in this region, aow
deceased. Although good many Of these
| views we're struck Of. and could thsa b
eb,aiAed for . tr,Ae. sad indeed laid on the
| b DDS Of the artist for . long time, they
would nou command slmoss . fasulous
price During the lest rear OF Two -
have made every endesvof to procure
copy, There are few yet in the city, ia
the hands Of old eitiaens, but they cannot
be psrchsssa. We merely mention this
iscs TO illsstrs,s he's much ei,issns nay
rssre, hereafter not securing copies Of the
proposed lithogrsph view Of Dsvsnpert -
j, nov appears.
Mr.. Wolf proposes issuing limited
number Of autograph copies Of this pain
ting. to Be furnished only to subscribers,
the number TO correspond With the susscrip-
ton. He has opened suSseription liss 1t
HE room. and If enough subscribers can be
obtained, he will q, once proceed to have
the ii,hogrsph taken, and give the work bic
personal supervision, He promises tina,
| the work shall be OF the highest ssdsr Of
the ART, correctly eoiored, and BE- such
picture a. ~ill prove al ornament TO any
psrior II the proper subscriptions are
not made up, the psinsss cannot - repro.
duced, unless BY the singls copy in oil, and
THIS Will not DC GoHe ~ nv PlStSse 70 W w
sold. We ,rust rae list will a. once be
made up. Those who are able should not
oniy subscribe for one copy, but for many.
A. handsomer present 10 friends abroad. or
10 old families ieft behind at defiant HON -,
could no, be made. As.the subscription
lie, will not be upen long, We hope those
who feel a. all interested in the subject
viii a osee enter their names. We regard
I, in view Of the correct and oesutiful rep.
-ssentstion Of Davenport conveyed BY this
painting, az matter Of no small Importance
10 cur city that these lithosraphs should be
issusi. No pen esa describe Dassnpor, as
thu picture does. NJ tongue can more
eloqaen,ly depict its beauties.
Since The above sss put 10 type. Mr..
Wolfe has sold bic painting 10 Mr.. lie
Claire, ~ HON we congratulate in the pur
chase. The painting can De seen At Mr..
Taylor. Daguerrean Saloon in Davenports
block. The sal. Of the painting will mol
change TIE enterprise above alluded to o
issuing IthOgraph views. 1t was sold with
tina reservation of that privilege.