The Art journal
The Art Journal is a London periodical published by George Virtue in 1849, aimed at readers interested in fine art and its engraved reproductions. Its pages are black-and-white engravings, some rotated on the page, showing painted scenes, medieval street life, and book illustrations drawn from manuscripts. A designer could take from them the compact figure groupings, dense crowd arrangements, and ornamented architectural frames typical of mid-century engraving.
