Illustrated London News

Japanese: 《イラストレーテッド・ロンドン・ニューズ》 - いらすとれーてっどろんどんにゅーず
Illustrated London News

… From the mid-18th century, sketches and other images were sometimes printed in newspapers using the print method. In the case of the illustrated newspaper The Illustrated London News, which was launched in England in 1842 after the invention of photography, initially printed scenes of events drawn by artists using woodblocks, and even when there were original photographs, they were engraved into woodblocks and printed because there was no printing technology. However, by including a note on the page stating that the drawings were based on photographs, the newspaper gained a good reputation for its high credibility. …

From Wagman

…Born in London. A former army captain, he went to China in 1857 as a correspondent artist for the Illustrated London News after his retirement. In 1861, he traveled from Nagasaki to Edo with the British envoy to Japan, John Alcock. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "The Illustrated London News" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 18世紀中ごろから新聞にスケッチなどが版画の方法で印刷されることがあった。写真が発明された後にイギリスで創刊(1842)された絵入り新聞《イラストレーテッド・ロンドン・ニューズThe Illustrated London News》の場合も,最初は画家の描いた事件の情景を木版にして印刷していたし,写真の原画がある場合でも,製版技術がないので木版に彫り起こして印刷した。しかし紙面に写真を元にして描いたという注記をすることで,高い信憑性を打ち出し好評を得た。…

【ワーグマン】より

…ロンドンに生まれる。元陸軍大尉であったが,退役後の1857年に《イラストレーテッド・ロンドン・ニューズ》の特派員画家として中国へ渡る。61年イギリス公使オールコック一行とともに長崎から江戸へのぼる。…

※「《イラストレーテッド・ロンドン・ニューズ》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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