Tully Veolan
Cartographer : - The Art Journal 1839 - 1912
- Date: - 1858
- Size: - 14in x 10in (355mm x 255mm)
- Ref#: - 22417
- Condition: - (A+) Fine Condition
Description:
This fine original 1858 steel-plate engraved antique print Tully Veolan, an ancient Scottish manor house and estate in Perthshire north of Edinburgh Scotland after Walter Scott, was engraved by William Miller and published by Virtue & Co. in the 1858 edition of The Art Journal.
General Definitions:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable
Paper color : - off white
Age of map color: -
Colors used: -
General color appearance: -
Paper size: - 14in x 10in (355mm x 255mm)
Plate size: - 14in x 10in (355mm x 255mm)
Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - None
Plate area: - None
Verso: - None
The Art Journal, published in London, was one of the most important Victorian magazines on art. It was founded in 1839 by Hodgson & Graves, print publishers, Pall Mall, with the title the Art Union Monthly Journal. The first issue was a run of 750 copies appearing on the 15th February 1839.
Hodgson & Graves hired Samuel Carter Hall as editor, assisted by James Dafforne. Hall soon became principal proprietor, but, unable to turn a profit on his own, the London publisher George Virtue purchased into Hall's Art Union Monthly Journal in 1848, retaining Hall as editor. Virtue renamed the periodical The Art Journal in 1849.
In 1851, Hall's engravings, 150 pictures from the private collection of the Queen and Prince Albert, were featured in The Art Journal as the "Great Exhibition of 1851". Though this feature was popular, the publication remained unprofitable, forcing Hall to sell off his share of the journal to Virtue, while staying on as editor. In 1852, the journal finally turned a profit.
As editor, Hall exposed the profits that custom-houses were earning by importing old masters, and showed how paintings are manufactured in England. Simultaneously, The Art Journal became notable for its honest portrayal of fine arts, but its opposition to fake and mis-attributed Old Masters, such as a Raphael or a Titian, affected the market in such works adversely.
The early issues of the magazine strongly supported the artists of The Clique and after 1850 it became associated with opposition to the emerging Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB), which Hall considered to be a reactionary movement. Its articles attacked the PRB and its supporter John Ruskin. The most notable essayists included: R. N. Wornum, Thomas Wright, Frederick William Fairholt, Edward Lewes Cutts, and Llewellynn Jewitt.
After Hall's retirement in 1880, the journal changed its position, faced with strong competition from the Magazine of Art and the changing public taste influenced by Impressionism. However, it was unable to retain its position and ceased publication in 1912.
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