IDENTITY
The Illustrated London News
Periodical / Journalism
Work Summary
A British illustrated weekly newspaper reporting news, public events, travel, war, society and culture through extensive wood engraving. It brought contemporary visual journalism and reproductive illustration to a mass readership.
Evidence Summary
The periodical formed part of his comparative study of contemporary illustration.
Documents deliberate issue-level collecting for visual material.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
The Illustrated London News
Work
The Illustrated London News
Years / Period
1882–1883
Van Gogh Relation
Owned / Had Access To
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
1882–1883 — Letters 279, 341 and related notes
Owned / Had Access To · Collected / selected issues
Van Gogh refers to prints from the Illustrated London News and says he took an issue specifically for a sheet by King.
Response: The periodical formed part of his comparative study of contemporary illustration.
Connection: Documents deliberate issue-level collecting for visual material.
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