American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . issued a monthly, the Riverside Magazine ;the cuts in the letter-press generally inferior to those in Our Young Folks, but with moreambitious effort in the larger unbacked page designs. Chief of these are some designs by JohnLa Farge, engraved by Henry Marsh. The engraving I reserve for future consideration. Thereis also a series of subjects by H. L. Stephens, illustrating Nursery Rhymes, to be noticed bothfor the fancy of the designer and for Harleys excellent engraving, — only too much refined, andso losing force and ef
American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . issued a monthly, the Riverside Magazine ;the cuts in the letter-press generally inferior to those in Our Young Folks, but with moreambitious effort in the larger unbacked page designs. Chief of these are some designs by JohnLa Farge, engraved by Henry Marsh. The engraving I reserve for future consideration. Thereis also a series of subjects by H. L. Stephens, illustrating Nursery Rhymes, to be noticed bothfor the fancy of the designer and for Harleys excellent engraving, — only too much refined, andso losing force and effect. Harleys best work in figures is, however, to be seen here; his bestof all, more vigorous than the rest, but equally careful, is one cut of Jack of the Mill, from adrawing by Darley, in Vol. IV. p. 332. An excellent cut of Robinson Crusoe, by Marsh, froman unusually careful drawing by Nast, is borrowed from Vol. II. p. 145. (See next page.) Scribners Magazine, begun in November, 1871, demands with Harpers after same date moredistinct attention. 46o AMERICAN ART. Drawn by Nast. — Engraved by H. Marsh. From The Riverside Magazine. Published by Hurd & Houghton. In 1872 another monthly, The Aldine Press, for four years before an illustrated advertisingsheet, developed into The Aldine, the Art Journal of America; larger than Harper s Weekly,aiming at more careful engraving than the usual staple of the newspaper, with better paper andgood printing. The early numbers may be spoken of as tentative. The printing was good,though on the wrong French principle, of polished paper and brilliant ink, contrasts of colorpreferred to tone; the engravings also were creditable, notwithstanding the difficulty of suddenlyescaping from a newspaper style. And the importation of French and German engravings wascertainly useful for educational comparison. I may mention my own work here: Pines of theRaquette (1872), and White Birches of the Saranak (1873), from drawings by John Hows;
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