We have to thank Mr. Win. Heinemann, the well-known London publisher for a copy of the first 4 national publication, Masters, being " series of superb photogravure productions f the finest works of the must famous paiuters from 1400 t" 1800, with an intro auction and descriptive text by ix Martin Conway, Slade Professor of Art Cambridge, Four pictures are each, the price being 5s, net each Considering that inferior photo ge: [reproductions ale soli ut four or cig times the price that is charged for a part of this new venture, the latter's cheapness is evident. 'The' pictures are 15 by inches, and by the new process employ: the prints yroducet are equal i way to the beautiful with delacies of sha ling equal to the of the very fines' metz-tints. They are printed on the finest art paper, and exch one well worth framing, Dr. Bode, the Director of the Berlin National Gallery, says of this series:
The uew method of reproduction com-8 all the advantages required for really worthy reproduction of the old sus er pieces, and gives "he depth of tone and the velvety appearance thut distin the inv zzotints vf English etchers venth century. Just as to this day these are highly prized, so wi doubt, the *Great Masters? vain favour with the public wud help ty ruse the standard of taste in matters of art. The presen series has, in addition e quality taken with discretion and eriviea! know Jedye not only from the great pulric leries, but very loreely from p tions, which have never The first camber contains pictures by Jan Steen, Reyanld _Reya Van Dyck, and Hacka Ube first three are portrait:
the Reynolds and Van Dyck Dyck's portrait of William ID of Holland as a bey, is its eunplete modernity. Sir Marcin Cow rovidey page of description tu each it is so yenotally laudatory that 1 can hardly Lo called critical; but it directs th+ would-be connoisseur to the admirable points in the picture, Ie may be noted that all the photo. the foreign is the land. ation ty commend itself at once ity not te be
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.