The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-12-10
ART DEPARTMENT. 1874.

The illustrations ofTIIE ALDINE have won
aM0rld-Wide u reputation, and i'm the centrrs
oI Europe II is an admitted fact that its wood
cuts are examples of the highest perfection
cNur attalnGd' Ihe common prejudice in la-
VOr OF ''steel plates" is rapdlv Welding to n
more educated and discriminating taste which
recognizes the advantages of superior artistic
Iuallty with greater facility of production.
Inc w.!od-cuts of THE ALDlNE possess ali
lnc Ielicacy ana elaborate finish of the most
costly steel plate, while they afford n better
rendering Of the artists original.
40 lully realized the wonderful work which
~ Nl.DlNE Is doing for the cause of art
culture M America, it is only necessary to
consider the cost to the people of any othefdc.
cent representations of the productions of
great painters.
IN addition TO designs by the members of
1llc NATIONAL Academy,a and other noted Amer
can artists, TIlEALD1NE will reproduce cy.
'tlii pies OF the best foreign masters, selected
WIN view to the highest artistic success and
greatest general interest. Thus the subscri.
be!s TO- THE ALDlNE will, at trilling cost,
ENJOY IN ms own home the pleasures and re.
ming influences of true art.
Inc quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will he
by Thos. Moran and }. ID. Woodward.
The Christmas issue for 1874 viii contain
special designs appropriate to the season, by
our Dest artists, and will surpass in attiaC-
lions any of It's predecessors.
Premium for 1874.
Every subscriber TO TIE AI.DINE for the
original pictures were painted in oil for the
publishers OfTllE ALDINE, by Thomas Mo-
ran, whose great Colorado picture was pul-
chased by Congress for ten thousand dollars
Ihe subjects were chosen to represent '9Ihe
East" and "lhC West" One js' n vicW n, tho
White Mountains. New Hampshire; the otbc,
gives the Gins Of Green River, Wyoming Tor.
iiloly. The difference IN the nature OF the
scenes themselves Is n pleasing contrast. and
affords a good display of the artists scope
anu 'oiQring The chromos are each worked
from lhirty distinct plates, and are in size
Q2 y ltD and appearance exact fac-smiles of
the originals. The presentation of a worthy
example of Americas greatest landscapc
paintcrtQ the subscribers of THE ALDINE
Was.a bold but peculiarly happy idea. and
its successful realization Is attGstcd by The
Following testimonial, over the signature of
Mr.. Moran himself
NEW YORK, Sept. Goth, 1873.
Mcssrs. JAMES SUTTON Il Co.
GeattcmeA.-l am delighted with the proofs
IN Golof OF your chlomos. They are wonder
iully successful representations by mechani-
cal process of the original paintings.
Very respectfully
TnOs. MORAN.
These chromos are in every sense Amcri-
can. They arc by the original American
process, with material of American manulilo-
turc, from designs of American scenery by
an american painter, aud presented to sub.
scrlDcrs TO the FIRST successful American Art
journal, III no Obettcr because of all this, they
VIII certainly possess an interest no foreign
production can inspire. and neither are they
amy the worse II by reason of peculiar facili-
llos OF production they cost the publishers
only trlnc, while equal in every respect to
other chfomOS that are sold smgly for double
the subscription price OfTIlE ALDINE. Per-
sous OF taste viii prize these pictures for
ihcmsclycs.not for the price they did not
cost, ana VIII appreciate the enterprise that
renders their distribution possible.
II any subscriber should Indicate prefer
encc Tor u figure subject, the publishers will
send "Ihoughts of Ilomo,' q new and beauti-
lul chrome, l1A20 inches, representing little
Italian exile whose speaking eyes bctray the
l0ngings Of his heart,
TEltAlS--Sj per annum, In advance, with
on Chlomos free, For 80 cents extra, the
chr0mos VIII be sent, mounted, Vanished.
and prepaid by mail.
TIE ALDlNE will hereafter, bo obtainable
only by subscription. There will he 20 icduc1
cd for club rate; cash for subscriptions must
be sont 70 the publishers direct, or handed To
the local cunvasscr, without responsibility 10
lhe publishers, except IN eases where the cer-
tihcAte y given, bearing the ac-smile sigma
turc 0rJAMEs SUTTON " Co. ttI
oAHvAssERs WANTED.
Any person wishing to act permanently az h
l0Cnl cNnyAssor VIII receive full and prompt
Information by applying 10
JAMES SUTTON a. CO., Pubs, o..
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