The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-04
Prospectus for 1S74-Seventh Ycnr.
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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 artistic success and greatest gen
erai interest. Thus the subscriber to THE
ALDINE vilI, at trifling 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 contain
special designs appropriate to the season, by our
hest artists and will surpass in attractions any
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oroino, ncinras ware rainted in oil for the nub.
fishers Of THE AIDINE, by Thomas Moran.
whose great Colorado picture was purchased by
Congress for ten thousand dollars. The subjects
were chosen to represent "The East" and ''The
West" One is 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 the artists scope and coloring. The chromos
are each worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are in size az 16) 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
ooid put peculiarly haPpy iaea' ana lts success
fui reailzation Is attested py tne loliowhg testl
moniai' over the signature Oh Mr. MORAN hiinse'i
NEWARK, N - september 2oIn' 1915.
Messrs. James Sutton G Co.:
Genflemen-I am deiightea win tne proofs IN
color OF your chromos. They are wonderiuiiy
successful transformations by mecnanieai pro-
Very respectfully.
lSlgneD THUS. MohAN.
Tnese cnromos are IN every sense American
Iney are py an Original hmeficah process WIN
materiai Oh American iliahuiaeture' from designs
Oh American scenery py an American painter
anq presented 70 SUBSCRIBERS 10 the nrst success
iai American Art journal II no better because
no foreign production can inspire, and neither
are they any the worse if by reason of peculiar
facilities of production they cost the Publisher
only triae, while equal in every respect to othe