The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-28
ART 1874.

The illustrations of THE ALDINE have won
aworld-wide reputation, and in the art centre:
OF Europe it Is an admitted fact that its wood
cuts are examples of the highest perfection ever
attalned. The common prejudice in favor OF
steel plates" is rapidly yielding to a more
educated and discriminating taste which recog-
nizes the advantages of superior artistic quality
with greater facility of production. The wood
cuts of THE ALD1NE possess all the delicacy
and elaborate finish Of the most costly steel
plate, while they afford a better rendering of the
To fully realize the wonderful work which
THE ALD1NE Is doing for the cause of art cul.
ture in America, 1t is only necessary to consider
the cost to the people of any other decent re-
presentations of the productions of great pain
ters.
In addition to designs by the members of the
National Academy, and other noted American
artists, THE ALDINE will reproduce examples
of the best foreign masters, selected with a view
to the highest artistic success and greatest gen
eral interest. Thus the subscriber to THE
ALDlNE sill, at a trifiing 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. ID. Woodward.
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain
special designs appropriate to the season, by our
best artists. and will surpass In attractions any
Of Its predecessors. .
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
Every subscriber to THE ALDINE for the
year 1874 will receive a pair of chromos. The
fishers Of THE ALDiNE, by Thomas Moran.
whose great Colorado picture was purchased by
Congress for ten thousand dollars. The subjects
We e chosen to represent 1.-THE East'' ana 1.-THE
West" One is a view in The White Mountains.
New Hampshire the other gives The Cliffs OF
Green River, Wyoming Territory. The differ
ence in the nature of the scenes themselves is a
pleasing contrast, and affords a good display
of ths artists scope and coloring. The chromos
are each worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are in size ~ x Icy and appearance exact fac
SMILES OF the originals. The presentation of a
worthy example of Americas greatest landscape
painter to the subscribers of THE ALDINE was
q bold but peculiarly happy idea, and Its success.
fuI realization Is attested by the following test.
monial, over the signature ofMr. Moran himself.
Messrs James Sutton G Co..
Gentlemen-I am delighted with the proofs in
color of your chromos. They are wonderfully
successful representations by mechanical pro-
cess of the original paintings.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) THOS. MORAN.
These chromos are in every sense American.
They are by an original American process, with
material of American manufacture, from designs
of American scenery by an American painter,
and presented to subscribers to the first success.
full American Art Journal. If no better because
of all this, they will certainly possess an interest
no foreign production can inspire, and neither
are they any the worse If by reason of peculiar
facilities of production they cost the publishers
only a trifie, while equal In every respect to other
chromos that are sold singly for double the sub
scription, price Of THE ALDINE. 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.
If any subscriber should Indicate a preference
for a figure subject, the publishers will send
Thoughts of Home,' a new and beautiful
chrome, IA X 20inches, representing a little italian
of his heart.speaking eyes betray the ~longings
of his heart.
TERMS:
$5per annum. in advance, with Dill Chromos free.