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Baxter's Advertisements

This is my research page of advertisements that George Baxter had placed in the press (or in the early years, through his father John Baxter) during his active years (1827 - 1860) - they are for my personal use and shouldn't be referenced or copied without my express permission but feel free to read and enjoy.

 

Some are advertising for apprentices and engravers etc but most are for the sale of his prints. As you will see Baxter didn't really advertise in the early years, most of his work coming from publishers. It is only when he started to issue prints separately in the early 1840's that he started to advertise, mainly relating to his portraits of Williams and Moffat. It all then seems to go quiet until 1851 and the Great Exhibition when he advertised heavily. Some of these adverts appeared multiple times and in multiple papers. His last advert that I can find, before he announced his 'retirement from artistic labours' in March 1860, is just one month earlier advertising The Dogs of St Bernard in February 1860.

After his retirement he spent just over 3 years travelling the UK selling his prints. He advertised these sales extensively in the local press during this period and the full details can be read in this comprehensive 'Chat' HERE along with some samples of those adverts.

His lack of advertising in certain years doesn't mean he wasn't busy, he was mainly selling his prints through the wholesale market. It is only in the early 1850's he really seems to have taken on board the power of advertising.

Advertisements by retailers regarding Baxter's prints, including overseas retailers will hopefully be added soon.

 

Do you have any adverts that aren't shown? It would be great to see them.

1827

'Baxter's Select Sketches in Brighton' published by J Baxter 1827

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1829

Literary Gazette - 23rd May 1829

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1830

Two apprentices wanted

 

The Literary Gazette -

1st May 1830

Baxter advert - Literary Gazette - May 1

Presumably one apprentice has now been taken on as only two weeks after the above advert another appears looking for just one apprentice

 

Sussex Advertiser - May 17 1830 - www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

Apprentice wanted - Sussex Advertiser Ma
1832

Sussex Advertiser Dec 31 1832 -

John Baxter advertising his son's new book - G Baxter's Missionary Annual  for 1833

BAXTERS Missionary Annual Sussex Adverti
1835

Baxter's Agricultural and Horticultural Gleaner or Annual or  Supplement 1835 / 6

Advert from Baxter's Agricultural Gleane
1836

The Literary Gazette - 16th July 1836

Baxter advert - Literary Gazette July 16
1837

The Literary Gazette -

16th September 1837

Baxter advert Literary Gazette Sept 16 1
1842
The Literary Gazette 29th Jan 1842 - not

The Literary Gazette

 

29th Jan 1842 

The Royal Christening companion to Coronation 'shortly ready for delivery' although plate says published Oct 1 1841.

Maidstone Gazette - Dec 6 1842

 

Agent Mr Simpole will bring around sample of Coronation picture

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Maidstone Gazette - Dec 6 1842 - Agent w
1843

Kentish Gazette - Jan 17 1843

Coronation picture Mr Simpole agent in Canterbury -

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Coronation picture Mr Simple agent in Ca

Dover Telegraph - Feb 18 1843 - 

Coronation picture Mr Simpole agent in Dover

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Coronation picture Mr Simple agent in Do

The Atlas for India (UK Paper) April 1 1843 -

 

Preparing for publication The Wreck of the Reliance  -  Subscribers names to...

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The Atlas fotr India (UK Paper) April 1
Williams & Moffat - Shortly will be publ

Shortly will be published... Williams and Moffat - can be found on the backing board of some prints when in Baxter's original gold frames as per this advert - no date but early 1843 prior to their publication

The Examiner April 8 1843 - Now publishing  Williams & Moffatt

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The Examiner April 8 1843 - Williams & M

The Ipswich Journal Sept 2 1843 -

 

Subscribers to Abolition of Slavery which was never published - the full story can be read HERE

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The Ipswich Journal Sept 2 1843 - Subscr
1850

Illustrated London News Dec 14 1850 

 

Sale of French Patent rights

 

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Sale of French patents - Ill London News
1851
Licences and Patent Extension - Art Jour

Art Journal Advertiser - Jan 1851 - Licenses and Patent Extension

Athenaeum May 3 1851

Gt Exhibition, Exterior to be published 5th May others will be published in May & June - Licences  granted  to use the process

Gt Exhib Ext to be pub - Athenaeum May 3

Athenaeum May 5 1851

Great Exhibition Exterior now 'just published' - interesting as the plate says published 27th May and from 11 & 12 Northampton Square address

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The Daily News

 

May 10 1851

Same advert as above  and STILL showing  just 11 Northampton Sq proving the move to No's 11 & 12 must have happened between 11th and 27th May - please HERE for further details

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GB still at no 11 N Sq - the Daily News

Lady's Own Paper - May 24 1851 

 

Great Exhibition Exterior now published and others will be published in May & June ! BUT this is the FIRST time we see reference to the new address 11 & 12 Northampton Square

 

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Gt Exhibition Ext FIRST advert showing 1
Baxter Key to the Great Exhibition - bac

The Back page of 'Baxter's Key to the Great Exhibition' a book in English, French and German "a companion to the official guide" - The introduction dated July 1851

Int Exh collecting Subscribers names - S

The Sun July 11 1851 - Interior Great Exhibition to be published, collecting subscribers names - selling Overseas patent - www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

The Daily News Sept 29 1851

 

Interior of Great Exhibition will be published on day of closing - interesting reviews mentioning China etc - also advert for licenses in French

 

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Int will be publishing on closing + inte
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The Observer - 5th October 1851 - Interior of the Great Exhibition was published on the day the exhibition closed 15th Oct 1851

Bents Literary Advertiser Oct 11 1851

Interior of the Great Exhibition was published on the day the exhibition closed 15th Oct 1851

GT Exh Int to be Pub - Bents Literary Ad

The Sun - Nov 19 1851

Failures of Chromolithography

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Failures of ChromoLitho - Ther Sun - Nov

Morning Advertiser - Dec 16 1851

Failures of Chromolithography -Ext & Int Great Exhibition now published ALSO - will prepare notes to go with other prints so you can bind in a book

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Ext & Int Gt Exh now pub - will prepare
Gt Exh Pictures over 70,000 sold - Lady'

Lady's Own Paper - Dec 20 1851 - Gt Exhibition Pictures over 70,000 sold - www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

1852
Failures Chromo + Vast prod numbers - Ar

Art Journal Advert - Jan 1852 - Talks of the failures of Chromolithography and the vast production numbers he claims to have sold

Lady's Own Paper May 15 1852 

 

Gems No 1 & 2 now published

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Gems No 1 & 2 now published - Lady's Own
Gold Medal from Austria - Athenaeum July

Athenaeum July 31 1852 - Gold Medal from Emperor of Austria for his Gems of the Great Exhibition - will be completed in TEN views - 1 - 3 now publishing

Duke of Wellington published - Morning P

Morning Post - Oct 28 1852 - Duke of Wellington will be published Saturday next (30th Oct) unless it was already in preparation this is quite an amazing feat for Baxter as the Duke only died Sept 14th 1852.- www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

1853

From the back of a frame - assumed to date to 1853 - Advert for Nelson & Peel interesting mention of wholesale prices

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Morning Chronicle 

 

Feb 23 1853

Baxter advertising for Copper Plate printers

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GB advertising for Coppere Plate printer

Morning Advertiser

 

March 21 1853

Baxter advertising for engravers

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GB advertisi9ng for engravers - Morning
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Art Journal Advertiser April 1853 Gems No 5 will be published shortly

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Bents Literary Advertiser - April 1853 - Gold medal from Emperor of Austria - Gems of the Great Exhibition No 7 described as  'Austrian Sculpture Court' ended up just as the Veiled Vestal (from that court) and used on the title page to his Gems... book - 78 - 80 'in preparation' are Gems No 5-7 but what are No's 81-83?

Bents Literary Advertiser and Art Journal Advertiser  - October 1853 

Crystal Palace New York 'will be published early in October' - the print states ' published Sept 1 1853' are there two dates?

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Art Journal Advertiser - Nov & Dec 1853.

Art Journal Advertiser - Nov 1853 - I would expect 'Joseph' Baxter would have been quite annoyed about this - even more when they published the same advert in December.

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Bents Literary Advertiser - December 1853 - Cartoons of Raphael

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Art Journal Advertiser Feb 1853 - Gold Medal from Emperor of Austria Gems No 1-3 published - No 4 on or before 10th Feb

1854

A Guide to the Palace & Park by Samuel Phillips Published by Crystal Palace Library 1854 - The Egyptian Court (catalogued by CL as the Assyrian Court) was never published

Advert from A Guide to the Palace & Park
Bents Literary Advertiser February 1854.

Bents Literary Advertiser February 1854 - Day Before Marriage

The Daily News - Feb 20 1854 -

 

GB selling to the public

 

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GB selling to the public - The Daily New
Bents Literary Advertiser December 1854.

Bents Literary Advertiser December 1854 - Baxter book Gems of the Great Exhibition now publishing - Failures of Photography - shortly be publishing Napoleon I and III

1855
Crucufixion Siege sebastpol - just Pub -

Art Journal Advertiser - Jan 1855 - Just published The Crucifixion - The Siege of Sebastopol

Art Journal

 

Feb 1855

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North & South Shields Gazette

 

March 16 1855

Will be published in March - Ascent Mont Blanc - Allied Sovereigns - First Lesson and review of Gems of The Exhibition

 

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MOnt Blanc - Alled Sov - Crucifition jus

Art Journal Advertiser

 

March 1855

Will be published in March - Ascent Mont Blanc - Allied Sovereigns - First Lesson

Mont Blanc +Art Journal Advert - March 1

Art Journal Advertiser

 

April 1855

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Just published as above "also The Holy Family"

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Art Journal Advertiser

 

Aug 1855

Art Journal Advert Aug 1855.jpg

Bents Literary Advertiser

 

Dec 1855

The Great Gold medal French Exposition (Exposition Universelle) which ran from 15 May to 15 November 1855

Bents Literary Advertiser December 1855.
1857
Homeward Mail from India China and the E

Homeward Mail from India China and the East (UK paper)- Aug 15 1857 - image courtesy of www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

Art Journal Advertiser

 

Nov 1857

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Now publishing Lake Lucerne -

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1858

Art Journal Advertiser

 

Feb 1858

 

Parting look almost complete - initially priced at 2 guineas (£2 2s) - also described as Lake and Town of Lucerne

Parting look almost complete - Art Journ

Art Journal Advertiser

 

March 1858

Parting Look now publishing and the price is now 25s (£1 5s)

Parting Look - Art Journal Advertiser -

Blackburn Standard

 

April 14 1858

Parting Look establishing that Baxter gave the print the 'Tennyson' connection

 

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Parting Look - Blackburn Standard - Apri
1859

Art Journal Advertiser

 

March 1859

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Winter now publishing also described as 'Love's Letter Box'

Winter now pub + Art Journal Advert Marc
Wreck now pub - Art Journal Advert April

Art Journal Advert April 1859 - The Wreck now publishing

The Morning Chronicle

 

November 28th 1859

Dogs of St Bernard - this day is published

Dogs St Bernard published 28th Nov 1859
1860

Art Journal Advertiser

 

February 1860

 

Dogs of St Bernard - The last time I can find Baxter advertising his prints before he announced his retirement in March 1860

Advert Dogs of St B - Art Journal Advert
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