THE ART JOURNAL – by D. APPLETON & CO., published in 1876.  For many years, in the mid to latter part of the 1800’s, Appleton’s published one of these Art Journals on an annual basis.  They were designed to enlighten the general public in all areas of art, from fine art to architecture, sculpture, and everything in between.  The art includes from Genre, Animals, Religious, to Mythical and Historical.  This is a fine specimen of the 1876 edition.  It features a fine Moroccan leather cover, with marble paper on the inside cover.  The edges of the pages are gold leaf, and are still in mirror like condition.  The only flaws to this book are a few minor scraps to the cover, and the fact that it was once owned by the Museum of Fine Arts, MacArthur Park, Little Rock, Arkansas, who put their stamp on several pages.  The binding is tight, and the pages are very clean for a book of this age.  I found no foxing on the pages.  There is, also, an original invoice from Appleton’s to the Little Rock Oil & Compress Company, dated 1883, pasted to the first page.  The cover of the book measures 13” x 10 ¾”, the pages are 12 ½” x 9 ½”.  The book contains 380 pages.  There are thirty-six fine steel engravings, thirty-two from famous paintings, and four from sculptures.  The book is also illustrated with wood engravings throughout.  The articles are too numerous to list all of them, but to mention a few:  American Painters, Homes of America, and The Centennial Exhibition.

Below is a list of the steel engravings, which are all present.

PAINTINGS:

            “The Odalique” by F. Leighton (See picture)

            “Showery Weather” by Vicat Cole

            “Harvest-Time In The Scottish Highlands” by Sir Edwin Landseer

            “A Feast Of Cherries” by Birket Foster

            “M. Angelo Buonarroti” Self Portrait

            “The Death Of The Stag” by Sir Edwin Landseer

            “Marguerite” by James Bertrand

            “The Parting” by J.D. Watson

            “The Stable” by Sir Edwin Landseer

            “The Shrine In The Forest” by W.Q. Orchardson

            “Chevy-Chase” by Sir Edwin Landseer

            “Ophelia” by John Bertrand (See picture)

            “The Sonnet” by William Mulready

            “The Beggar” by Sir Edwin Landseer

            “Timon and Flavius” by H. Wallis

            “Safe” by Sir Edwin Landseer

            “The Homely Meal – Brittany” by F. Goodall

            “Villanella” by C.N. Jalabert

            “In The Glen” by Sir Edwin Landseer

            “The Syren” by C.L. Muller

            “Oxen At The Tank: Geneva” by Sir Edwin Landseer

            “The Nine Worthies” by R. Hillingford

            “The Writing-Master” by F. Mieris

            “The Three Dogs” by Sir Edwin Landseer (See picture)

            “The Water-Bearer” by A.A.E. Herbert

            “Ulysses Ploughing The Sea-Shore” by H. Hardy

            “Fraternal Love” by W.A. Bouguereau (See picture)

            “Echo Lake” by Jasper Cropsey

“The Wooing Of Henry V” by W.F. Yeames

“The Albert Memorial” by G. Gilbert Scott

“Between School-Hours” by C.E. Perugini

“The Pet Of The Duchess” by Sir Edwin Landseer

SCULPTURES:

            “Oliver Cromwell” by M. Noble

            “The Lady Of The Lake” by J. Adams-Acton

            “The Right Hon. William E. Gladstone” by J. Adams-Acton

            “John Bunyan” by J.E. Boehm

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SHIPPING AND HANDLING - Media Mail $15.00.  Please note that this is a large format book and therefore very heavy.