American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . A SKETCHING TRIP IN ENGLAND. DRAWN BY J. WELLS CHAMPNEY. AMERICAN ART 469. From Engraved by Anthony. Snow-Bound. Published by Fields, Osgood, & Co. Songs (Scribner, 1866-7), important in the opportunity afforded, by a long array of designers,for the engravers to display themselves. The list of engravers upon it is a long one also; butthere is little variety of treatment. Despite the publishers liberality, the book rather marks theebb of engraving talent, at best an average of creditable mediocrity. This may be in partowin
American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . A SKETCHING TRIP IN ENGLAND. DRAWN BY J. WELLS CHAMPNEY. AMERICAN ART 469. From Engraved by Anthony. Snow-Bound. Published by Fields, Osgood, & Co. Songs (Scribner, 1866-7), important in the opportunity afforded, by a long array of designers,for the engravers to display themselves. The list of engravers upon it is a long one also; butthere is little variety of treatment. Despite the publishers liberality, the book rather marks theebb of engraving talent, at best an average of creditable mediocrity. This may be in partowing to the unpractised draughtsmen. Not a few were young hands upon the wood. Thesame apology may be made for Enoch Arden (Ticknor & Fields, 1865-6). The drawings thereare by Darley, Vedder, La Farge, and Hennessy; and queer enough, except those by theaccustomed hand of Darley, they must have been. The engravers — Marsh, J. A. Bogert,Anthony, Davis, Berlett, Kilburn & Mallory, Morse, and Annin — may be forgiven for anyfailure. Nevertheless, the book is worth notice for some originality of treatment, at least an endeavor to esca
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