The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-12-27
Art Department, 1874.


The illustrations of The Aldine have won
o worldwide reputation, and in the art
centres Of Europe it is an admitted fact that
its wood cuts are examples OF the highest
judice in favor of .steel plates" is rapidly
yielding to more educated and discrimi-
mating taste which recognizes the advan-
tages Of superior art site quality with great
of The Aldine possess all the delicacies and
elaborate finish of the most costly steel
plate, while they afford better rendering
To fully realize the wonderful work which
The Aldine is doing for the cause of art Gull
ture in America, it Is only necessary to con-
cent representation Of the productions of
great painters.
In addition to designs by the members of
American artists, The Aldinc viii repro repro
duce examples of the best foreign masters,
selected with view to the highest
est. Thus the .abscrsber to The Aidine Wil
at a trif1ing cost, enjoy In his own home the
pleasures and refining influences of true
art.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 win be
by Thomas Moran and ]. ID. Woodward.
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain
special s DESIGNS appropriate to the season.
fractions any of its predecessors.
Premiums fer ls74.
Every subscriber to THE ALDINE for
the year 1874 will receive q pair Of chromos.
The original pictures were painted in oil for
| the publishers of The Aldine, by Thomas
Moran, whose great Colorado picture was
purchased by Congress for ten thousand
dollars; The subjects were chosen to repre-
view in the White Mountains, New Hamp-
I shire; the other gives the Cliffs of Green
| River, Wyoming Territory. The difference
pleasing constrast, and affords a good dis
play of the artistic's scope and coIoring
The chrOmos arc each worked from thirty
appearance exact fac SMILES Of the oriui-
nails. The presentation Of . worthy exam
pie OF Americas greatest landscape painter
| to the subscribers Of The Aldine was a bold
full realization is attested by the following
1 testimonial, over the signature of Mr.. Mo-
ran himself:
NEWARK, N. J., Sept. 20, 1873.
Mcssrs. James sutton Co.:
Gentlenaen-I am delighted with the
proofs IL color of your chrOmos. They are
mecSanic process Of tSe erieinal paip ~
inss ss,s Hss3f 1r'sspeetfully'l Hos MORAY
l can. They are by an original American pro-
cess, with material OF American manufac-
| ture, from designs Of American scenery by
| scriben to the first successful American Art
Journal. Ii no better because OF all this.
they viii certainly possess an interest no
j foreign production can inspire, and neither
are they a.:s the woree II by reason of pe-
cuiiar facilities Of production they cost the
I, publishers oaly q trifle, while equal in every
! respect to other chromos, that are sold sinQly
i for double the subscription price of The Al
dine. Persons of taste will prize these pic
lures Tor themselves-not for the price thew
did or did not cost, and will appreciate the
enterprise that renders their distribution
possible.
\ II any subscriber should indicate a pref
erence for figure subject, the publishers
/ Will send Thoughts Of Home" q new and
Deaut1ful chrome, l4x20 inches, represent
Ing q little Italian exile whose speaking
eyes bctray the lOngings Of his heart.
TesDa.
I IS per annum, in advance, with Oil Chro-
mos free.
For - cents extra, the chromos Will be
sent, mounted, vanished, and prepaid by
THE ALDINE will, hereafter. be obtain
able only by subscription. There will be
no reduced Or club rate; cash for subscrip-
ton must be sent to the publishers direct,
or handed to the local aGent, without re-
sp0natDAltty to the publishers except In
cases where the certificate 10 given bearing
tho fAc-stmile signature Of James sutton Z