, 1875-07-18
THE FlNE"ARTS
Art PeriOdicals---How and Where
to Get Them.
Death Of Barge, the French Anima
6culptor-~Works Ordered
by Congress.
Noted Pictures for the Next Exposition
ART Letter from Italy.

ART PERIODICALS.
! The variety OF artistic periodicals. is now 40
great both in the matter OF price aud OF quality,
| that the wants Of all Glasses OF aubscrbers
ought to be supplied.
| An account Of the principal publications Of
this character will be useful giving brief iu-
| formation with regard to their prices and where
| to get then, and some Judgment OF their quail
tiles more impartial than their own prospectuses
| and advertiaaments>
4 review Of the mora importan art journals
will be compressed into the short limits OF sin
| Ele article for the purpose OF securing tho ad-
vantages Of direct comparison. We pnbliah
from time to time fuller accounts Of single num-
bers Of the different journals.
There arc
ILLUSTRATED PAPERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
the better ones, like Frank Lesiie's and Harper
Weekly, bozaez1ng upon the field Of che art
Journals. The cnild.en'a ST. Nicholas is charm
sngly illustrated as well IS charmingly edited,
and tends directly to foster wholesome artistic
taste IN its youDg readers.
1.-THE LONDON oR4pn1o,"
though not claiming to ba IN art
periodical, is an excellent illustrated week
~ journal Of twenty pagea OF which fully
half are dsvqfed TO illustrations, with frequent
Supplements. The price in England is sixpence
aud the postage to America is z cents, the price
hers 80 cents at retail. Some of tbs plates Of
this paper are reproduced almost every week in
Aa,perts at Fra4uk Lexlie- Not uncomnoply tho
CUTS especially tha rapid Ilustratious Of currant
events have excellent attlstic qualities.
The character OF tbs paper may be made cut
from the following tanle ot contents Of thelsaue
Of May Is:
Topics Of the Week: Our Illustrations; Scraps
inue St DRY, py George Donald The Reader tbook
notices.; Notes Royal Academy, tew Novels
Theatre, Now Aastc, Tho Court, Yhe onaseh, Lesai
7tse same nulnber are: Tue Manchester Horse show
fursrsit of Aenxy esseanar, ths INVENTOR Tire 1ef-
rsd1 III TIP % q tas ns..emsr; I stxaor 1srIS as.
quicm tpor.1sits Of Nc stolz, Nile. Walam~un, and
sgu9!s .siM and Msni} s George aRa a,ts -: ~ ~
Last Muster; Venetian 1dsrs seAdng Fiees Brozan
In aud y. Paula, trosn sns R+a:arAra s4astoAl
There are
1nREH PRHu1PA1. MONTHLY JOURNALS
Of arliatlc p1eseuaions published ia tHLs country,
Tla AA1ae. App4e&ons -drt IoA-nat, aud tue
Portfolio. Tie first is purely an American pub
l,catlon, the others English journals repub-
hshed here Applstoas Art Journal contatus
the plates Of The London Dirt Journal with
changes and additions suitable to the Amertcaa
market. The Portfolio il simply rep1bllca-
tion. They ure all Of abou. tue FORM Of the old
Ar& Journal with gray paper covers
''THE ALDINE>''
which claims upon its cover to ba "The Art
Io,rrnaI of Aa,etica," has q strong flavor OF
business about it, a dozen agencies, advertise
meats Of variety of s.Aid4ne SEGA p-books,"
- aId,na passe Pariouts.n etc. aud allurau,ents
to subscribers IN tho offer OF Rsft chsonos. Toe
fo1 me lzet two ye.rs 70 condemn any journal in
a;scrin,;nas,,u avas. II ia publieha1 by the
11;ue Cononanv il New York, aud the Chicago
Aoenny is in ths hands Of George Drant, Sr, 10
snnrh tIarv street. ,rha prica Is 50 q
var narahle annually or N monthly INSTALL
ments At tha snbgcr1ba1's option. It il q folio
- s,,s,t tva,,tv nsces. f,rt}v illustrated with
woodes,ts. 9 tarreiv iandscapes. sonehmes good
and sontetimea bad. Ixung the Juna number
=. a.a,;.,an ia itfn.rraf;ona ara !. Fron}is-
49, es,, m1shsr md chtd .naarent1v ..of he
par;nd by au uuiuowu anu; uSurmopt on
ma Hon2e'' {o7ai land5cape}, E.. Pustaest;
+" Water fall On the Pyrepaes," Albert BIGGER;
.Tha Hevon1s Rock nE Puttaert: ssThe Help
ms Hand " and .tSa7ed ana Lost" artist not
eiyeu: 1.-THE Stag at Eve had Drank His
Fiun artist not given: '1he Battle OF
Ennker Hill" John s. Dayis: three small illus
trst,ope Of Durham Cathedral; small portrait Of
Luther 3. Wyman, Of musical note Three OF
these are foti-pace encray;ngs
Tie text 10 se.newbat miscellaneous. "The
Fall of K!chmpd, story IN two puts; <'The
Battie at Bunker Hill - Picturesque Europe
Three Gems OF Southern SconeIy;'' II "O1d Per-
seas4 tess ~ as Hs'oSn -
" STORY; 9etInanto"n g 1na 10 6osnona,
"Tne Cross Amid the Sea- accompanying Two
women cfiue,nx to crosses in the midst Of raging
sess); 81. rhs spur OF A1oumouth, Continued
sae DninAm .4 oat sa'.;s;, no.es " 49, 49,
slc ana Liefatafe; oes1oes nas1 oozen poems
1o9e1spassea. 4hu un,a;,. .+4or :. -, ~ .o,..
quence 10 people of taste. The woodcuts, ho H.