Will be published shortly,

THE PROOF IMPRESSIONS OF A FAC-SIMILE IN COLOUR OF THE CELEBRATED PICTURE

THE BLUE LIGHTS,

BY THE LATE

J. M. W. TURNER, Esq. R.A.

The size of the Print is 22 by 30, on paper 30 by 44, and it will be executed

FAC-SIMILE IN COLOUR OF THE PICTURE,

BY ROBERT CARRICK, Esq.

THIS Painting is considered one of the grandest of Turner's conceptions, and the fac-simile now announced, on account of its extraordinary artistic merit, and from its realising the picture in colour, has caused the greatest sensation amongst artists of the highest eminence and the judges of art generally.

The peculiar attraction of this Print over engravings of every other class is that it renders the picture touch for touch, colour for colour, mind for mind. To produce a black-and-white engraving, whether line-engraving or mezzotint, a translation has to be gone through from colour to black and white, and the artist's effect and colour have to be adapted to the new medium through which they have to be seen. Not so with the fac-simile of "The Blue Lights;" as Turner thought in colour, so he is here rendered in the same language.

At this moment it is anticipated that this fac-simile of one of the best works of the greatest English landscape-painter that ever lived will be received with unusual satisfaction, as it will enable all who may desire it to realise thoroughly the wonderful talents of the painter.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

*In reading these notices it must be borne in mind that an actual, and not an anticipated, result is spoken of.*

From the ATHENÆUM.

Messrs. Day and Sons have on view a fac-simile in colour of one of Turner's last great works, "Blue Lights at Sea,"—a picture of the year 1840, and marvellous for the poetry of effect and its wild adherence to what is grand and beautiful in nature. The fac-simile is by Mr. Robert Carrick, and is obtained by thirteen separate printings; the first printing, containing the outline or groundwork, being, as was the case with all Turner's works, of the slightest possible description. The Messrs. Day are justly proud of this new triumph of the printer's art, and fearlessly hang the fac-simile by the side of the original, that the spectator may judge for himself of its spirit and fidelity. Something has, of course, evaporated in the printer's hands,— but the general and in parts minute resemblances to the better qualities of the picture are many and good.

From the ART-JOURNAL.

It would seem almost an absurdity that any copy of Turner's extraordinary combination of form and colour could be produced by mere mechanical processes, so to speak, with even the least approach to accuracy; and yet this has been done with unequivocal success by Mr. Carrick, of the New Water-colour Society. Messrs. Day and Son, the well-known lithographers, invited us the other day to see a proof, not then quite finished, of a litho-

tinted copy of Turner's "Blue Lights," a picture which many of our readers will well remember, for its extraordinary development of the artist's peculiarities. These Mr. Carrick has reproduced by means of thirteen drawings upon the stone, in such a manner as to astonish us as much as did the original picture when we first saw it; and now all that we can say concerning this print is, that it must be seen to be credited, for we can only compare it to a very highly-finished water-colour drawing, copied with as great accuracy as could be done, from such an artist, by the most skilful hand. The size of the work is large, and its reproduction must have cost Mr. Carrick a vast amount of patience and labour; for which, however, the result cannot fail to compensate him. There is no doubt that the success attending this experiment will lead to others of equal importance, and will produce a revolution in the aspect of the windows of our print-sellers. We should like to see a large picture by Landseer submitted to this process, to test its further capabilities; though of the issue there can be little doubt after what has already been done.

From the MORNING CHRONICLE.

A fac-simile of this extraordinary work of art, one of the most remarkable of the characteristic productions of the late J. M. W. Turner, Esq. R.A., has just been produced by Messrs. Day and

Will be published shortly,

THE BLUE LIGHTS,

BY THE LATE

J. M. W. TURNER, Esq. R.A.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

From the *ATHENÆUM*.

From the *ART-JOURNAL*.

It would seem almost an absurdity that any copy of Turner's extraordinary combination of form and colour could be produced by mere mechanical processes, so to speak, with even the least approach to accuracy; and yet this has been done with unequivalent success by Mr. Carrick, of the New Water-colour Society. Messrs. Day and Son, the well-known lithographers, invited us the other day to see a proof, not then quite finished, of a litho-

tinted copy of Turner's "Blue Lights," a picture which many of our readers will well remember, for its extraordinary development of the artist's peculiarities. These Mr. Carrick has reproduced by means of thirteen drawings upon the stone, in such a manner as to astonish us as much as did the original picture when we first saw it; and now all that we can say concerning this print is, that it must be seen to be credited, for we can only compare it to a very highly-finished water-colour drawing, copied with as great accuracy as could be done, from such an artist, by the most skilful hand. The size of the work is large, and its reproduction must have cost Mr. Carrick a vast amount of patience and labour; for which, however, the result cannot fail to compensate him. There is no doubt that the success attending this experiment will lead to others of equal importance, and will produce a revolution in the aspect of the windows of our print:sellers. We should like to see a large picture by Landseer submitted to this process, to test its further capabilities; though of the issue there can be little doubt after what has already been done.

From the *MORNING CHRONICLE*.

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