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John Ames Mitchell

John Ames Mitchell - A Young Republican

A Young Republican

John Ames Mitchell's original etching, "A Young Republican" is printed upon fine china paper and pressed onto a large sheet of wove paper as published by Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, Boston for "The American Art Review" in 1881 in the limited edition of five hundred impressions. It is signed in the plate to the lower right by the artist. "A Young Republican" is a fine, original example of the nineteenth century art created by the American, artist, author and publisher John Ames Mitchell, founder of "Life Magazine".
 
Title: A Young Republican
Artist: Mitchell, John Ames (New York, 1845 - Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1918)
Date: 1881
Medium: Original Etching
Publisher: Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, Boston
Source: The American Art Review
Note: John Ames Mitchell: Painter, etcher, illustrator, novelist, editor and publisher, the life of John Ames Mitchell was anything but dull. He began his academic career at the Phillip Exeter Academy and then enrolled at Harvard Medical School. There is, however, no evidence that he finished his courses there. John Ames Mitchell then went to France to study architecture and upon his return to the United States worked in this discipline in Boston for a period of six years. At that point John Ames Mitchell came to the conclusion that architecture was not for him and he again went to Paris to study painting and etching at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
  Returning once more to the United States, John Ames Mitchell settled in the New York community of Washington Square and began a career as an illustrator and etcher. Fascinated with both etchings and pen and ink drawings he began to entertain the idea of creating a magazine of art, humor and literature which would promote illustrative drawings. Against the advice of all his friends, John Ames Mitchell withdrew his life savings of ten thousand dollars from the bank in 1883. That year he founded Life Magazine and served as both publisher and editor throughout the rest of his life.
  John Ames Mitchell's first etching was created in France in 1877 and published by Alfred Cadart, founder of the "Societe des Aqua-Fortistes". Besides his career in art, John Ames Mitchell was also a well regarded author of fiction. His most famous novels include Amos Judd, 1895, and The Pines of Lory, 1901.
  The American Art Review. A Journal Devoted to the Practical theory, History, and Archaeology of Art: Inspired by the European etched art of James McNeill Whistler, Charles Meryon, Sir Francis Seymour Haden and others, a large number of American artists became seriously interested in the art of etching by 1875. A primary catalyst to the etching revival in America was the journal, American Art Review (1879-1881). Founded and edited by Sylvester Rosa Koehler it commissioned American artists for original etchings. Contributing etchers included such famous artists as Thomas and Peter Moran, Otto Bacher, Kruseman van Elten, J. M. Falconer, F. S. Church, Henry Farrer, Samuel Coleman, J. A. Mitchell, Robert Swain Gifford and James D. Smillie. Each etching published by Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, Boston for The American Art Review was printed in a limited edition of 500 impressions on fine China paper which was then pressed onto a larger sheet of white, wove paper.
  Due mostly to its lavish production costs the journal lasted only slightly over two years. The finely printed etchings it produced, however, served as a cornerstone for the many great American etchings of the early twentieth century. A Young Republican was commissioned by the American Art Review in 1881.
Edition: Edition of five hundred impressions.
Size: 7 1/4 X 5 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
  Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now Price: $295.00 US
Condition: Printed upon fine china paper and pressed onto a large sheet of wove paper as published by Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, Boston for The American Art Review in 1881 in the limited edition of 500 impressions. Signed in the plate to the lower right by the artist. Containing some foxing in the extreme outer margins - well away from the actual etching - else a strongly printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. A Young Republican stands as a prime, original example of the nineteenth century art of John Ames Mitchell.
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Original etching by the American artist, John Ames Mitchell.

A Young Republican Original etching by the American artist John Ames Mitchell
A Young Republican

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"The American Art Review. A Journal Devoted to the Practical theory, History, and Archaeology of Art" (Nov. 1879 to Oct. 1881)
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01.- A Village Street in France by Joseph Foxcroft Cole A Village Street in France by Joseph Foxcroft Cole Joseph Foxcroft Cole 'J. F. Cole' (Jay, Maine, 1837 - Winchester, Mass., 1892) Original Etching 1879 (1st Ed: 1880) Sold
02.- A Young Republican Original etching by the American artist John Ames Mitchell A Young Republican by John Ames Mitchell John Ames Mitchell 'John Mitchell' (New York, 1845 - Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1918) Original Etching 1881 Sold
03.- Coal Pockets at New Bedford Massachusetts Original Etching by Robert Swain Gifford Coal Pockets at New Bedford, Massachusetts by Robert Swain Gifford Robert Swain Gifford 'R. S. Gifford' (Nonamesset, Mass., 1840 - New York, 1905) Original Etching 1879 Sold
04.- Devil's Way Algier Original Etching by the American artist Stephen James Ferris also listed as Stephen Ferris after a painting by Mouilleron Devil's Way, Algiers by Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' (Plattsburg, N. Y., 1835 - Philadelphia, 1915) Original Etching 1879  
05.- Divination in Tea Leaves Original etching by the American artist Alfred Laurens Brennan Divination in Tea Leaves by Alfred Laurens Brennan Alfred Laurens Brennan 'Alfred Brennan' (Louisville, Kentucky, 1853 - Brooklyn, New York, 1921) Original Etching 1879  
06.- Durham England Original Etching by Samuel Colman Durham, England by Samuel Colman Samuel Colman (Portland, Maine, 1832 - New York City, 1920) Original Etching 1880  
07.- Lady of Cairo Visiting Original Etching by James David Smillie Lady of Cairo Visiting by James David Smillie after Frederick Arthur Bridgman James David Smillie 'J. D. Smillie' (New York City, 1833 - 1909) Original Etching 1881  
08.- Leukothea Appears to Odysseus by Hans Meyer designed by Friedrich Preller Leukothea (Leucothea) Appears to Odysseus by Hans Meyer after Friedrich Johann Christian Ernst Preller Hans Meyer (Berlin, 1846 - 1919) Original Etching and Aquatint 1881  
09.- Mill Pond at Windsor Connecticut Original Etching by The American artist Albert Fitch Bellows Mill Pond at Windsor Connecticutt by Albert Fitch Bellows Albert Fitch Bellows 'Albert Bellows' (Milford, Massachusetts, 1829 - New York, 1883) Original Etching 1879 Sold
10.- Moonlight on the Androscoggin by John Henry Hill Moonlight on the Androscoggin by John Henry Hill John Henry Hill 'John Hill' (West Nyack, New York, 1839 - 1922) Original Etching and Aquatint 1880 Sold
11.- Mrs. Philip Nicklin Original Etching by the American artist Stephen James Ferris also listed as stephen Ferris after a painting by Gilbert Stuart Mrs. Philip Nicklin by Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' after Gilbert Stuart. Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' (Plattsburg, N. Y., 1835 - Philadelphia, 1915) Original Etching 1879  
12.- Near Mattakeesett Original Etching by Edmund Garrett Near Mattakeesett by Edmund Henry Garrett Edmund Henry Garrett 'Edmund Garrett' (Albany, New York, 1853 - Nedham, Massachusetts, 1929) Original Etching 1881  
13.- Negro Huts at Wilmington North Carolina by John Mackie Falconer Negro Huts at Wilmington, North Carolina by John Mackie Falconer John Mackie Falconer 'John Falconer' (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1820 - Brooklyn, N.Y., 1903) Original Etching 1880 Sold
14.- November Original Etching by the American artist Stephen Parrish November by Stephen Parrish Stephen Parrish (Philadelphia, 1846 - Cornish, N. H., 1938) Original Etching 1880 Sold
15.- Old Boat House Gloucester Massachusetts Original Etching by Charles Adams Platt Old Boat House, Gloucester, Massachusetts by Charles Adams Platt Charles Adams Platt 'Charles Platt' (New York City, 1861 - 1933) Original Etching 1881 Sold
16.- Old Cedars Coast of Maine Original Etching by James David Smillie Old Cedars, Coast of Maine by James David Smillie James David Smillie 'J. D. Smillie' (New York City, 1833 - 1909) Original Etching 1880 Sold
17.- On New York Bay Original Etching by Henry Farrer On New York Bay by Henry Farrer Henry Farrer (London, England, 1843 - Brooklyn, New York, 1903) Original Etching 1879 Sold
18.- On the Housatonic Original Etching by the Dutch artist Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten On the Housatonic by Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten 'Hendrik Kruseman Van Elten' (Alkmaar, Holland, 1829 - Paris, 1904) Original Etching 1881 Sold
19.- On the Shepang River Original Etching by the Dutch artist Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten On the Shepang River, Connecticut by Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten 'Hendrik Kruseman Van Elten' (Alkmaar, Holland, 1829 - Paris, 1904) Original Etching 1880 Sold
20.- Passaic Meadows In The Newark Meadows Original Etching by Thomas Moran Passaic Meadows (In The Newark Meadows) by Thomas Moran Thomas Moran (Bolton, England, 1837 - Santa Barbara, Ca, 1926) Original Etching 1880  
21.- Pond at Cernay La Ville Original etching by Eliza Pratt Greatorex Pond at Cernay-La-Ville by Eliza Pratt Greatorex Eliza Pratt Greatorex 'Eliza Greatorex' (Manor Hamilton, Ireland, 1820 - Paris, 1897) Original Etching 1880 Sold
22.- Portrait of Mrs. J. Coleman Drayton Original Etching by the American artist Stephen James Ferris  also listed as Stephen Ferris based upon a design by American painter Daniel Huntington Portrait of Mrs. J. Coleman Drayton by Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' after Daniel Huntington Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' (Plattsburg, N. Y., 1835 - Philadelphia, 1915) Original Etching 1881  
23.- Portrait of Sir Gilbert Scott by Anna Lea Merritt after George Richmond Portrait of Sir Gilbert Scott by Anna Lea Merritt after George Richmond Anna Lea Merritt (Philadelphia, 1844 - Hampshire, England, 1930) Original Etching and Aquatint 1880  
24.- Schwabelweiss by Otto Henry Bacher Schwabelweiss by Otto Henry Bacher Otto Henry Bacher 'Otto Bacher' (Cleveland, 1856 - Bronxville, Ny., 1909) Original Etching 1879 Sold
25.- Summer Original etching by Ignaz Marcel Gaugengigl Summer by Ignaz Marcel Gaugengigl Ignaz Marcel Gaugengigl 'Ignaz Gaugengigl' (Passau, Bavaria, 1855 - Boston, 1932) Original Etching 1880  
26.- Sunset Gowanus Bay Original Etching by Henry Farrer Sunset, Gowanus Bay by Henry Farrer Henry Farrer (London, England, 1843 - Brooklyn, New York, 1903) Original Etching 1880 Sold
27.- The Mermaid Original Etching and Aquatint by the American artist Frederick Stuart Church The American Art Review The Mermaid by Frederick Stuart Church Frederick Stuart Church 'F. S. Church' (Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1842 - New York, 1924) Original Etching and Aquatint 1880 Sold
28.- The Noonday Rest Original Etching by the American artist Peter Moran The Noonday Rest by Peter Moran Peter Moran (Bolton, England, 1841 - Philadelphia, Pa, 1914) Original Etching 1877 (1st Ed: 1880)  
29.- The Old Clothes Dealer Cairo Original Etching by the American artist Stephen Ferris  also listed as Stephen James Ferris based upon a design by the French artist Jean Leon Gerome The Old Clothes Dealer, Cairo by Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' after Jean-Leon Gerome Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' (Plattsburg, N. Y., 1835 - Philadelphia, 1915) Original Etching 1880  
30.- The Path by the Shore Original Etching by Robert Swain Gifford The Path by The Shore by Robert Swain Gifford Robert Swain Gifford 'R. S. Gifford' (Nonamesset, Mass., 1840 - New York, 1905) Original Etching 1879 Sold
31.- Up the Hill Original Etching by James David Smillie Up The Hill by James David Smillie James David Smillie 'J. D. Smillie' (New York City, 1833 - 1909) Original Etching 1879 Sold

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