The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-12-05
ART DEPARTMENT. 1874.

lHe ILLUSTRATIONS OF the ALDISE have
won u worldwide reputation. and in the
art centres of Europe it is an admitted fact
tnat Its wood cuts are examples of the
highest perfection ever attained. The
common prejudice in favor of steel plates
is rapidly yielding to more educated and
discriminating taste which recognizes the
advantages and superior artistic quality
with greater facility Of production. The
wood-cuts of the ALDlNE possess all the
delicacy and elaborate finish of the most
costly steel plate, while they afford bet
ter rendering Of the artists original.
To fully realize tho wonderful work
which the Al1ine is doing for the cause of
art culture in America, it is only neces-
Sary to consider the cost to the people Of
any other decent representations of the
productions Of great painters.
In addition to designs by the members
OF the National Academy and other noted
American artists, the Aldine will repro
dnce examples of the hest foreign masters,
selected with view to the highest arts-
tic success and greatest general interest
Thus the subscriber to the Aldine will, at
a triiling cost, enjoy in his own home the
pleasures and refining Influences Of true
art.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will
be by Thos. Moran and J. D. Woodward
The Christmas issue for 1874 will con.
tain special designs appropriate to the
season, by our best artists, and will sur
pas in attractions any of its predecessors
Premiums Tor 1874.
Every subscriber to the Aldine for ls74
will receive q pair Of clromos. The orig
inal pictures were painted in oil for tho
publishers of the Aldinc, by Thomas Mo-
ran, whose great Colorado picture was
PHI chased by Congress for ten thousand
dollars. The subjects were chosen to rep
resent The East" and "The West" One
is view Of the White Mountains. New
Hampshire; the other gives the cliffs of
Green River, Wyoming Territory. The
difference in the nature of the scenes
themselves is pleasing contrast. and at.
forls good display OF tho artists scope
and col6ring The chromos are each work
ed from thirty distinct plates, and are in
size az by 10y and appearance exact fac
SMILES of the originals. The presentation,
Of a worthy example Of America s greatest
landscape painter to tho subscribers otthe
Aldinc was a bnla nut peculiarly happy
iica, and it's successful realization is at
tested by the following testimonial, over
the signature of Mr.. Moran himself:
Newark, N. j., Sept 20, 1878.
Messrs. James Sutton T. Co.,
Gentlemen-t am delighted with the
proofs in color Of your chromos They are
wonderfully successful representations by
mechanical process Of the original paint
ings. Very Respectfully,
Thomas MORAN.
These rhromos are in every sense Amer
lean. They are by M original American
process, with materials of American man.
ufacture, from desi gns of American scene
ry by All American painter. and presented
to subscribers to the first successful Art
journal. II no better because Of all this,
they will certaitly possess an interest 10
foreign production can inspire, and neither
are they any the worse it by reason Of pc
culiar facilities of production they cost
the publishers only trife, while EQUAL
in every respect to other chromos that are
sold singly for DOUBLE the subscription
price Of the ALPINE. Persons of taste
will prize these pictures for Themselves
not for the price they did or did not cost,
and will appreciate the enterprise that
renders their distribution possible.
Ii any subscriber should indicate pre-
ference for figure subject, the publishers
will send "Tboughts Of Home" new and
beautiful chrmo, Il by 20 inches repre-
senting little Italian exile, whose speak
ing eyes betray the ldnglngs of his heart.