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THE STUDIO. EDITED BY CHARLES HOLME. Contents, March 15th, 1899. SUPPLEMENTS:—REPRODUCTION IN COLOURS OF A SKETCH IN OILS by GASTON LA TOUCHE, ENTITLED “LE PONT NEUF” (Frontispiece); a TINTED REPRODUCTION of a PAINTING ENTITLED “LA BARQUE (BRETAGNE),” by GASTON LA TOUCHE; a REPRODUCTION in COLOURS of a DESIGN FOR A PLANO-FORTE CASE, by M. H. BAILLIE SCOTT; and a REPRODUCTION in COLOURS of a DRAWING ENTITLED “THE SIGNAL-BELL,” by NICO JUNG-MANN. THE WORK OF GASTON LA TOUCHE. By Gabriel Mourey. Fourteen Illustrations. PAGE 77 A NINETEENTH-CENTURY HOUSE—Part I. By George Hare Leonard. Eleven Illustrations. 90 LEAVES FROM THE SKETCH-BOOK OF WILLIAM THOMSON. Six Illustrations. 101 DECORATION AND FURNITURE FOR THE NEW PALACE, DARMSTADT. By M. H. BAILLIE SCOTT. Twelve Illustrations. 107 A NEW ASSOCIATE OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY: W. GOSCOMBE JOHN. By A. L. BALDRY. Five Illustrations. 115 A FEW WORDS TO FOLLOW ART-WORKERS UPON THE PROPOSED ARTISTIC COPYRIGHT BILL. By W. REYNOLDS STEPHENS. 120 STUDIO-TALK. (From Our Own Correspondents)— LONDON. Three Illus. 123 BRUSSELS. Six Illus. 133 LIVERPOOL. Seven Illus. 130 BERLIN. Three Illus. 139 BUDAPEST. Three Illus. 130 VENICE 139 PARIS. Four Illus. 133 ADELAIDE 140 REVIEWS OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS 140 AWARDS IN “THE STUDIO” PRIZE COMPETITIONS. Eleven Illustrations. 142 THE LAY FIGURE 146 R. & CO.’S NEW Japanese Leathers AND PATENT Tapestry Leathers for 1899. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE “SARRAS” Embossed LACE HANGINGS The most up-to-date Novelty. SPECIAL MAKES OF Cheviot Ingrains, Plain Flocks, AND Woven Materials. THE HIGHEST AWARDS AT ALL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS. JEFFREY & CO’S To BE VIAD OF FAIL DECORATORS FREE FROM ARSENIC FACTORY SHOW ROOM 64 ESSEX ROAD, LONDON ARTISTIC WALL PAPERS SPECIAL DESIGNS BY Walter Crane, Lewis F. Day, Heywood Sumner, etc. THE BOOKS OF NEW PATTERNS CONTAIN WALL PAPERS OF ALL CLASSES Suited for the Entire Decoration of a House, AND ARE NOW BEING EXHIBITED AT JEFFREY & CO.’S NEW SHOW ROOMS AT FACTORY, 64 ESSEX ROAD, ISLINGTON, LONDON, E. (Near Agricultural Hall). IMPORTANT TO ADVERTISERS. ALL New Advertisements and Alterations in Current Announcements MUST reach this Office not later than the 1st of the Month for which intended. R. & CO.’S PRIVATE SERIES IN TYNECASTLE, CORDELOVA, SALAMANDER, LINCRUSTA, ANAGLYPTA, AND LIGNOMUR. FRIEZES, CEILINGS, AND DADOS. R. & CO.’S HAND-PAINTED (STENCIL PROCESS) DECORATIONS, FRIEZES AND FILLINGS, &c. Rottmann’s MODERN WALL DECORATIONS 25 & 26 GARLICK HILL BEHIND MANSIONHOUSE STATION. LONDON, E.C MAKERS OF JAPANESE CANVAS LEATHERS
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Subject: a Landscape, to be executed in black ink on whitecardboard or in monochrome wash on drawing-paper. Drawings must not exceed in size a page of THE STUDIO. FIRST PRIZE: Three Guineas; SECOND PRIZE: Two Guineas; THIRD PRIZE: One Guinea. The rules governing the ordinary competitions are applicable to this one, except Nos. 1 and 5. Only Subscribers resident in a British Colony or Dependency are qualified to compete. Competitors wishing to have their Drawings returned must enclose a sum sufficient to cover the cost of postage. The coupons appearing in the December, January, February, March, April, and May numbers of THE STUDIO will be available for this Competition. Drawings, packed flat, to be received at the London Office of THE STUDIO by June 1. CLASS C. SKETCHES FROM NATURE. Owing to great pressure upon our space, the renewal of this Class of Competition must be postponed for a time. CLASS D. PHOTOGRAPHS FROM NATURE. D. xviii. AN ANCIENT BUILDING. D. xix. 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This issue of The Studio, an illustrated magazine of fine and applied art, features articles on the work of Gaston La Touche, a nineteenth-century house, and decorative elements for the new palace in Darmstadt. It also includes sections on new associates of the Royal Academy, an artistic copyright bill, studio-talk from various correspondents, and reviews of recent publications. The issue contains several supplements, including colour reproductions of artworks and designs.