Middletown transcript., 1874-03-07
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The Aldtne while iseued with the regular ty,
has none the temporary or timely iaferes, char
acteristic OF ordinary peri0dicals. II 10 an ele
giant miscellany Of pure, light and graceful lite
rAtnrs; and = collection Of pictures, the rarest
specimens of artistic skin. il black and .hiis.-
pleasure to its ffiends the real value sua beauty
Of IL. Aldine will be most appreciated after ii
has been bound up At the close or the year while
other publications may claim Superior chsapncss,
a. compared with rivals of q smaller class The
Aldine Is unique and original col sption--alone
and Pproached-ahsolutely without compete
ton in price or character The possessor Of u
complete volume cannot duplicate the quuntity
Of 6ne pader and engravines 10 any Other shnpe
or number Of volumes for ten times its cost and
then, there are the chromos, besides! JoaT
ART DEPARTMEN lsyA.
The illustrations of The Aldine have won a
worldwide reputation, and in the art centres Of
Europe Il il nm admitted fact that its wood cuts
are examples Of the highest perfection ever At
tained. The common prejudice in favor OF Hsteel
plates" is rapidly yielding to a more educated
advantages OF superior artistic quality with great
Or facility ofproduc,ioA. The wssd-cnts sf The
AlGns possess all the delicacy and elaborate 6n-
ish Of the most costly steel plate whi!s they af-
ford better rendering Of the artists original.
To fully realize the wonderful work which
The Aidine is doing for the cause Of art culture
in America, It Is only necessary to consider the
cost to the people Of any other decent representa-
tions 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 reproduce examples Of the
best foreign masters, selected with view to the
Highest astistic and grsAteat general inte
. trifling cost enjoy n his own home yhe plea
sures and refining infiaeaces Of true art.
The quarterly, tinted plates for 1874 Mil be OF
Thss. Moran and J. D. woodward.
The ChristmAs issue for 1874 vii. certain spe.
cial designs appropriate to the SEA .ou, by on.
best artists, snd will surpass in attractions an,
Of ito predecessors.
,ls PremiuTa for 1874. acM
Every subscriber 10 TAs Aldins for the year
1874 will receive pair Of chromos. The srigi-
nal pictures were painted in oil for the publish.
ere OF !he Aldi''e, by Thomas Aoraa, whose grea,
Colorado picture was purchased by Congress for
ten thousand dollars j The subjects were chosen
TO represent The East' and Tho West" One
fs . view In The White Mountains, New Hamp-
shire the other gives the Cliffs Of Gresa River,
Wyoming Territory. The d6ersace in the ma
ture OF the scenes themselves 10 a pleasing con-
trast, aad affords good display Of the artists
el from thirty dstins, plates, and are In sixe IA
xls) and appearance sEaSt fac-similes of the
originals. The presentation Of worthy example
Of Americas greatest landscape painter to the
sutseribsrs sf The Aidiss was hold but PECULIAR
ly happy idea, and in successful realization u
atsssted by the following testinopial, ever the
signature Of Mr.. Moran hirasslf, ..f,sa
NswARK, N T., Sept, goth, 1873,
Messrs. JANIS SurTcs / Co., 6satlsmen, am
delighted with The proofs in color OF your chrs-
mos. They are wonderfully successful rspresen-
tations by mechanical process of the original
paintings. Very respectfully,
= (Signed,l TROs MORAN.