The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-09-22
A Representative and Champion OF
American Art Taste!
Prospectus for 1s75-Eighth Year.
The AIdine.
The Art journal of America
ISSUED MONTHLY.


Mrqaiec7gt Conception, lcondeEJulIy carried out
The necessity OF a popular medium for the
representationofth OF the productions OF our great az
fists, has always been recognized, and many at
tempts have been made TO meet -he want. The
successive failures which so invariably followed |
each attempt in this country TO establish an art
journal, did not prove the indifference OF the
people OF Hmerica to the claims OF high art. So
soon as proper appreciation of the want and
an ability to meet il were shown, the public at
once rallied with enthusiasm 10 its support, and
the result vas 15 great artistic and commercial
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the reg
uearity, has none OF the temporary or timely in
terest characteristic Of ordinary periodicals 1t
is elegant miscellany OF pure, light and grace
full literature and a collection Of pictures, the
rarest specimens of artistic skill, in black and
white. Although each succeeding mum Der al |
ffords fresh pleasure to its friends, the real va-
ue and beauty of THE ALDINE will be most |
appreciated after ii has been bound up at the
close Of the year. While other publications may
claim superior cheapness, as compared with III
walls OF q similar class HEALDlNE is o unique
and original cOnception-alOne and unapproach-
ed-absolutely without competition in price or
character. The posSessor of complete volume
cannot duplicate the quantity Of fine paper and
engravings in any other shape number of vol
umes for ten times its cnst and then, there are the
chrornos besides!
The national feature of THE ALDLNE must
be taken in no narrow sense. True art Is COS
mopolitan. While THE ALDLNE is strictly
American institution, it does not contine itself
entirely to the reproduction of native art taste
/ one that will discriminate only on grounds Of
| intrinsic merit. Thus, while placing before the
patrons of THE 4LDINE, as a leading charac-
| teristic, the productions of the mCst noted Amer
! lean al lists, attention will always be given TO
| specimens from foreign masters, giving subscri-
hers all the pleasure and instruction obtalnable
| from home or foreign sources
| The artistic illustration of American scenery,
original with THE 4LDLNE is an important
feature and its magnificent plates OF a size
more appropriate to the satisfactory treatment
of details than can be afforded by any inf rior
page. The judiciOus interposition OF landscape
marine figure and animal subjects, sustain an
| undated iaterest, impossible where the scope
of the work confines the artist too closely to a
| sidgle style Of subject. The literature Of THE
| 4LDLNEi is 4 light and graceful accom- paniment,
worthy of the artistic features, with only such
technical disquisitions as do not interfere with
the popular interest of the work
Premium for 1875.
Every subscriber for 1915, will receive a beauti-
full portrait, in oil coors, of the same noble dog
whose picture in a former issue attracted SO
much attention.
"Ian's Unseltish Friend"
will be welcome e every home. Everybody
| loves such dog, and tn portrait is executed so
true to the life, that it seems the vertable pres
euce of the animal itself.
| Besides the chrome, every advance subscriber
J to TIE ALDLNE for 1873 is constituted men,
ber, and entitled to all the privileges OF
The Aldine Art Union.
The Union owns the originals of all the Aidine
pictures, which, with other paintings and en-
cravings, are to be distributed among the men,
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different pieces valued at over g, $50 are dis
tributed as soon the series is full and the
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ed in the next succeeding issue of THE AZ
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