  By LIONEL J. COWEN. Prints from this celebrated Picture, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1886, engraved in the most admirable manner, in Photogravure. The size of the engraved surface is 19 by 14 inches.
PRESS NOTICES."Among the recent art publications, of which the increasing number gives the measure of popular appreciation, may be mentioned the production of L. J. Cowen's 'The Old Strad.' The picture was exhibited at the Royal Academy as far back as 1886, and attracted considerable attention on account of the thoroughly Dutch feeling and humour the artist had thrown into his work. It has now been reproduced by the Swan Electric Engraving Company, of which the methods are probably unsurpassed by any other process in this country. How far it can compete with other processes in the matter of cost is another matter."—Illustrated London News. "Under the title, 'The Old Strad,' is published a reproduction of Mr. Lionel J. Cowen's picture, which represents a mender of violins carefully surveying a famous old fiddle. The subject is very well suited to reproduction in black and white, it is of special interest to those who watch the reproductive arts grouped under the term of Photogravure."—Art Journal. "Mr. Lionel Cowen's 'Old Strad.' The softness and tone of the plate is remarkable."—Daily Chronicle. "The Old 'Strad.' An important print from the celebrated picture of a connoisseur inspecting a genuine Stradivarius, by Lionel J. Cowen, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1886. The picture has been reproduced in a most admirable manner, in photogravure, by the Swan Electric Engraving Company, of London, and cannot fail to have a ready sale amongst violinists, musical instrument makers, and all who take an interest in thoroughly genuine works of art."—Morning Advertiser. "Of the illustrations, incomparably the best is 'The Old Strad,' a photogravure of a painting by Mr. Lionel Cowen. As a realisation of quiet ecstacy, it is almost perfect."—The Spectator. "'The Old Strad.' We know of no picture in recent years that could give such keen pleasure to the fiddle-lover and confidently recommend our readers to become possessors of the early prints."—Violin Times. London: Transcriber's Note: Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible. The following is a list of changes made to the original. The first line is the original line, the second the corrected one. action of the wrist, form-arm, and upper arm during the above passage at sight, without the slighest difficulty, its relation to the five open strings, the hand of the the larnyx. The 'cellist has sometimes to make a sweep as perfect fifths, fourths, major and minor sixth, thirds, of these are the trill, or shake (tr), the praltriller, former is met with in Popper's well-known "Elfantanz." Paganini the wierd, fiery Italian, astonishing the world accellerandos, etc., etc.; beyond this may be again |
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