Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st October 1881, Edition 1 of 1, Page 844

In the Press , Columbier 8 uo . with about Fifty Illustrations , price Five Guineas . Large-paper Copies , with Proofs of the Engravings , priee Ten Guineas . THE GRAPHIC BY ARTS . ] PHILIP GILBERT HAMERTON , A-Utho ?* of c Etching and Etchers ' $ "c . IN w an rit n t oun en cing upon a the New Fine Work Arts by , Messrs Mr . Himertox . Seeley & , the Co . desire most im to portan offer some which exp lanation has hit her its to nature . I tion T c once volume rning ent many itled different ' The Graphic varieties A of rts Drawing ' will contai , Painting n a , gr and eat E amount ngraving of ; technical but the purpose informa of - the will book be examined will not a he rid confined compared to with technical constant matters reference only , to nature they are and u to suall the y mental understood qualitieTb . They ' f show which the they influence favour or of discourage technical conditions the expression upon . the Mr . expression Hamerton of 's knowled leading purpose and feeling has been ; his to reader volume who will takes give thes a serious e technical interest condit in the ions Fine their Arts due . The importance publishers , and expect mak that e them the clear work to will every be between acceptable the both art to which artists each and of am them ateurs makes ; to artists his own , fo speciality r the light , and it will the throw other arts upon which the relations he does not practise ; to amateurs , for the facilities it will offer for a comparison between the different I and forms possi of Grap bilities hic of Ar an t as amateur a disint . erested study , and also with reference to the practical intentions j I for gathering publish Ihe ers experience need hardl and y observe information that Mr necessary . Hameeton to a work has enjoyed of this kind exceptional . Aided opport by the unities con- I I fiden limited existing ce of experience knowled the most ge . distinguished Besides one ma this n , bu , Artist his t exp pe s r culiar esses of his what work time may as , M Editor be r . Hamerton fairl of y The considered Portfolio does not to has be writ broug the e from state ht him the of I 1 I 1 in min to u the tely closest acquain contact ted with with various Black pr and ocesses White of reprodu Art in ction all , its and reproducible their respective forms merits , and . make him I I spared Such neither a work troubl as * The e nor Geaphic expense in Arts illustrating ' necessaril it y as require completely s illustratio as the n . present The publishers very advan have ced ! I I represented state of the , printed either b arts y the will bes permit t living . Masters All kinds or of by Engraving the most able , and of their t kinds younger of Drawing brethren , will ; and be I I tions with regard are as far to the as p dead ossibl ; th e eir new best , and work engraved will be expressl reproduced y for in the very work close . They facsimile will include . The : — Ulastra- I I Drawings in Lead Pencil , Silver point , Chalk , Charcoal , Pen and Ink , Indian Ink , I and Sepia , by I LIONARDO DA VINCI TURNER SIR F . LEIGHTON I RAPHAEL MACLISE SIR J . GILBERT j ZUCCHERO MULREADY BURNE JONES WATTEA . U HARDING LHERMITTE II Woodcuts by HOLBEIN BEWICK LINTON DURE « PANNEMAKER EVANS I Etchings and Engravings by I REMBRANDT MARC ANTONIO L . STOCKS , R . A . DURER BEHAM BRUNET DEBAINES HOLLAR VISSCHER FRANCIS HOLL DREVET STRANGE BRANDARD NANTEUIL MERCURJ SHERBORN The The Editio Large n -paper at Five Edition Guinea is * is limited limited to to 1250 Cop CopUs ies ( of ( of which w 7 iieh 100 250 are are alread alread y y orde ordered red for for Ameri America ca ) . ) , II I The P % blisher & reserve the Tight to raise the price after a certain number of Copies have been H II London : SEELEY , JA . CKSON , & HALLIDAY , 54 Fleet Street . _ JCM W ^ J

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