''The Illustrated London News'' appeared first on Saturday 14 May 1842, as the world's first

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weekly news

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. Founded by

Herbert Ingram Herbert Ingram (27 May 1811 – 8 September 1860) was a British journalist and politician. He is considered the father of pictorial journalism through his founding of ''The Illustrated London News'', the first illustrated magazine. He was a ...

, it appeared weekly until 1971, then less frequently thereafter, and ceased publication in 2003. The company continues today as Illustrated London News Ltd, a publishing, content, and digital agency in London, which holds the publication and business archives of the magazine.

History

1842–1860: Herbert Ingram

''The Illustrated London News'' founder Herbert Ingram was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, in 1811, and opened a printing, newsagent, and bookselling business in

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around 1834 in partnership with his brother-in-law, Nathaniel Cooke.Isabel Bailey
"Ingram, Herbert (1811–1860)"
''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 17 September 2014] As a newsagent, Ingram was struck by the reliable increase in newspaper sales when they featured pictures and shocking stories. Ingram began to plan a weekly newspaper that would contain pictures in every edition. Ingram rented an office, recruited artists and reporters, and employed as his editor Frederick William Naylor Bayley (1808–1853), formerly editor of the ''National Omnibus''. The first issue of ''The Illustrated London News'' appeared on Saturday, 14 May 1842, timed to report on the young

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's first masquerade ball.James Bishop, "The Story of the ILN", ''Illustrated London News'' 150th anniversary issue, Vol. 280, No. 7106. Its 16 pages and 32

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s covered topics such as the war in

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, the

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, a survey of the candidates for the

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, extensive crime reports, theatre and book reviews, and a list of births, marriages, and deaths. Ingram hired 200 men to carry placards through the streets of London promoting the first edition of his new newspaper. Jumbo's Journey to the Docks

Costing sixpence, the first issue sold 26,000 copies. Despite this initial success, sales of the second and subsequent editions were disappointing. However, Ingram was determined to make his newspaper a success, and sent every clergyman in the country a copy of the edition that contained illustrations of the installation of the

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, and by this means secured a great many new subscribers. Its circulation soon increased to 40,000, and by the end of its first year was 60,000. In 1851, after the newspaper published Joseph Paxton's designs for

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before even Prince Albert had seen them, the circulation rose to 130,000. In 1852, when it produced a special edition covering the funeral of the

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, sales increased to 150,000; and in 1855, mainly due to the newspaper reproducing some of

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's pioneering photographs of the

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(and also due to the abolition of the Stamp Act that taxed newspapers), it sold 200,000 copies per week. Competitors soon began to appear; ''Lloyd’s Illustrated Paper'' was founded later that year, while '' Reynold's Newspaper'' opened in 1850; both were successful Victorian publications, albeit less successful than ''The Illustrated London News''. Andrew Spottiswoode's ''Pictorial Times'' lost £20,000 before it was sold to Ingram by Henry Vizetelly, who had left the ''ILN'' to found it. Ingram folded it into another purchase, ''The Lady's Newspaper'', which became ''The Lady's Newspaper and Pictorial Times''. Vizetelly was also behind a later competitor, ''

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'' in 1855, which was similarly bought out by Ingram in 1859. Ingram's other early collaborators left the business in the 1850s. Nathanial Cooke, his business partner and brother-in-law, found himself in a subordinate role in the business and parted on bad terms around 1854. The departure of William Little was in 1858; in addition to providing a loan of £10,000, he was the printer and publisher of the paper for 15 years. Little's relationship with Ingram deteriorated over Ingram's harassment of their mutual sister-in-law. Herbert Ingram died on 8 September 1860 in a paddle-steamer accident on

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, and he was succeeded as proprietor by his youngest son, William Ingram, who in turn was succeeded by his son, Sir

Bruce Ingram Sir Bruce Stirling Ingram MC D.Litt. (5 May 1877 – 8 January 1963) was a publishing entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the editor of ''The English Illustrated Magazine'' (September 1899 – September 1901), ''The Sketch'', and ''The Illust ...

(1877–1963) in 1900, who remained as editor until his death.

1860–1900: William and Charles Ingram

By 1863, ''The Illustrated London News'' was selling more than 300,000 copies every week, enormous figures in comparison to other British newspapers of the time. The death of Herbert and his eldest son left the company without a director and manager. Control passed to Ingram's widow Ann, and his friend Sir Edward William Watkin, who managed the business for 12 years. Once Ingram's two younger sons, William and Charles, were old enough, they took over as managing directors, although William took the lead. This was also a period of expansion and increased competition for the ''ILN''. As reading habits and the illustrated news market changed, the ''ILN'' bought or established a number of new publications, evolving from a single newspaper to a larger-scale publishing business. As with Herbert Ingram's purchases in the 1850s, this expansion was also an effective way of managing competition – dominating markets and buying out competing ventures. As with the acquisitions of the 1850s, several similar illustrated publications were established in this period by former employees of ''The Illustrated London News''. Serious competition for the ''ILN'' appeared in 1869, with the establishment of ''

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'', a weekly illustrated paper founded by W. L. Thomas. Thomas was a former wood engraver for ''The Illustrated London News'', and brought his expertise in illustrated publishing to his new magazine. ''The Graphic'' was highly popular, particularly for its coverage of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, and was well regarded among artists;

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was a particular admirer. William Ingram became chief proprietor of ''

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'' (est. 1874), and ''The Lady's Pictorial'', which may have been a later title of ''The Lady's Newspaper and Pictorial Times''. ''

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'', aimed at a working-class readership, was established by the news company shortly after Ingram's death in 1861 in response to the abolition of stamp and paper taxes, which made cheaper publications possible. ''The Penny Illustrated Paper'' ran until 1913. In 1893, the ''ILN'' established ''

The Sketch ''The Sketch'' was a British illustrated weekly journal. It ran for 2,989 issues between 1 February 1893 and 17 June 1959. It was published by the Illustrated London News Company and was primarily a society magazine with regular features on ro ...

'', a sister publication that covered lighter news and society events with the same focus on illustration. From this point, the name of the company changed to the Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. In 1899, ''ILN'' editor

Clement Shorter Clement King Shorter (19 July 1857 – 19 November 1926) was a British journalist and literary critic. After editing the '' Illustrated London News'', Shorter founded and edited ''Sketch'', ''The Sphere'', and ''Tatler''. Biography Clement S ...

left the paper to found his own publication, ''

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'', which published its first issue on 27 January 1900. Ingram and ''The Illustrated London News'' responded by establishing a competing magazine, ''The Spear'', which appeared two days before ''The Sphere'' on 25 January 1900. The name was deliberately chosen to confuse and siphon off readers, and advertisements for ''The Sphere'' emphasised the difference between the magazines: "S-P-H-E-R-E… you may be offered something else you don't want" While editor of the ''ILN'', Clement Shorter had been instrumental in the establishment and publication of ''The Sketch''. In 1903, he established ''

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'' as a similar sister publication for ''The Sphere'', with a similar focus on illustrated culture and society news. With the departure of Shorter, the role of editor of the ''ILN'' was taken over by Bruce Ingram, the 23-year-old grandson of the paper's founder.

1900–1963: Bruce Ingram

Bruce Ingram was editor of ''The Illustrated London News'' and (from 1905) ''The Sketch'', and ran the company for the next 63 years, presiding over some significant changes in the newspaper and the publishing business as a whole. Photographic and printing techniques were advancing in the later years of the 19th century, and ''The Illustrated London News'' began to introduce photos and artwork into its depictions of weekly events. From about 1890, ''The Illustrated London News'' made increasing use of photography. The tradition of graphic illustrations continued, however, until the end of World War I. Often, rough sketches of distant events with handwritten explanations were supplied by observers and then worked on by artists in London to produce polished end products for publication. This was particularly the case where popular subjects such as colonial or foreign military campaigns did not lend themselves to clear illustration using the limited camera technology of the period. By the 1920s and 1930s, the pictures that dominated each issue of the magazine were almost exclusively photographic, although artists might still be used to illustrate in pictorial form topics such as budgetary expenditure or the layout of coal mines. In 1928, a major business merger had ''Illustrated London News'' move to new headquarters at Inveresk House, 1 Aldwych, (also known as 364 Strand), London, where ''The Illustrated London News'' and ''The Sketch'' were united with six of their former competitors under the parent company, Illustrated News Ltd. As eight of the largest titles in illustrated news, these were newly dubbed the 'Great Eight' publications. ''The Illustrated London News'', the flagship publication, was supported by sister publications ''The Sketch'', ''The Sphere'', ''The Tatler'', ''The Graphic'', ''

'', ''

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'', and ''Eve''. With the exception of ''The Tatler'', these publications remained as part of Illustrated News Ltd. until their closure at various times in the 20th century. The centenary of ''The Illustrated London News'' in 1942 was muted due to wartime conditions, including restrictions on the use of paper. The occasion was marked in the paper with a set of specially commissioned colour photographs of the royal family, including the future Queen Elizabeth. By the time of his death in 1963, Ingram was a major figure in the newspaper industry, and the longest-standing editor of his day.

1963–present

In the postwar period, print publications were gradually displaced from their central position in reporting news events, and circulation began to fall for all the illustrated weeklies. Many of the Great Eight publications were closed down after the

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; ''The Sketch'', ''The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News'', and ''The Sphere'' all ceased publication in these years. In 1961, Illustrated Newspapers Ltd was bought by International Thomson, headed by Roy Thomson, a Canadian newspaper mogul. ''The Sphere'' ceased publication in 1964, while ''The Tatler'' was sold in 1968 (it was later to be revived and relaunched in 1977). With circulation figures continuing to fall, ''The Illustrated London News'' switched from weekly to monthly publication in 1971, with a new focus on in-depth reporting and selective coverage of world events. This strategy continued into the late 1980s, when the paper reduced its frequency to four issues a year. In 1985, ''The Illustrated London News'' and the archives of the Great Eight publications were sold to

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, an international transport corporation headed by James Sherwood. Along with the Illustrated London News Group, Sea Containers operated the

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and Great North-Eastern Railways, and a range of luxury hotels. As part of this activity, Illustrated London News Group launched a luxury travel and lifestyle magazine, ''Orient Express''. In 1994, publication of ''The Illustrated London News'' was reduced further to two issues a year, and the publishing activity of the Illustrated London News Group focused increasingly on the ''Orient Express'' magazine. After publishing its last Christmas number in 2001, ''The Illustrated London News'' was relaunched in 2003 under the editorship of Mark Palmer, which ran for one issue before finally ceasing publication for good. The Illustrated London News Group underwent a management buy-out in 2007, and was re-established as Illustrated London News Ltd. From 2007, it has continued its activity as an independent content and creative agency. In 2007, the former ''Orient Express'' magazine was relaunched as ''Sphere'', a luxury lifestyle and travel magazine. In addition to its independent publications, Illustrated London News Ltd now acts as a content agency for various other luxury and heritage organisations. Illustrated London News Ltd also manages and curates the newspaper and business archive of ''The Illustrated London News'' and the Great Eight publications, publishing short books and magazines of historical content from the Great Eight publication archives. In 2010,

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. The entire run of the Great Eight publications between 1914 and 1918 is available on this site. The company operates at 46–48

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Street.

Collaborators

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The first generation of draughtsmen and engravers included Sir John Gilbert,

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, and

George Cruikshank George Cruikshank (27 September 1792 – 1 February 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend Charles Dickens, and many other authors, reache ...

among the former, and W. J. Linton,

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, and George Thomas among the latter. Regular literary contributors included

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, Richard Garnett, and

Shirley Brooks Charles William Shirley Brooks (29 April 1816 – 23 February 1874) was an English journalist and novelist. Born in London, he began his career in a solicitor's office. Shortly afterwards he took to writing, and contributed to various per ...

. Illustrators, artists, and photographers included

Edward Duncan Edward Duncan (21 October 1803 – 11 April 1882) was a British watercolourist known for his depictions of coastal views and shipping. He was a member of the Royal Watercolour Society and received Royal patronage from Queen Victoria. Biography ...

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, Edmund Blampied,

Mabel Lucie Attwell Mabel Lucie Attwell (4 June 1879 – 5 November 1964) was a British illustrator and comics artist. She was known for her cute, nostalgic drawings of children. Her drawings are featured on many postcards, advertisements, posters, books and f ...

, E. H. Shepherd, Kate Greenaway, John Proctor, W. Heath Robinson and his brother Charles Robinson,

Rebecca Solomon Rebecca Solomon (London 26 September 1832 – 20 November 1886 London) was a 19th-century English Pre-Raphaelite draftsman, illustrator, engraver, and painter of social injustices. She is the second of three children who all became artists, in ...

, George E. Studdy, David Wright, Melton Prior, William Simpson, Frederic Villiers, H. C. Seppings-Wright,

Myles Birket Foster Myles Birket Foster (4 February 1825 – 27 March 1899) was a British illustrator, watercolourist and engraver in the Victorian period. His name is also to be found as Myles Birkett Foster. Life and work Foster was born in North Shiel ...

Frank Reynolds Frank James Reynolds (November 29, 1923 – July 20, 1983) was an American television journalist for CBS and ABC News. Reynolds was a New York–based anchor of the ''ABC Evening News'' from 1968 to 1970 and later was the Washington, D. ...

, Lawson Wood, C. E. Turner, R. Caton Woodville Jr, A. Forestier,

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Christina Broom Christina Broom (''née'' Livingston; 28 December 1862 – 5 June 1939) was a Scottish photographer, credited as "the UK's first female press photographer". History Broom's parents were Scottish though she was born at 8 King's Road, Chelsea, Lo ...

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, J. Segrelles, and

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. Writers and journalists included

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, Thomas Hardy,

George Augustus Sala George Augustus Henry Fairfield Sala (November 1828 – 8 December 1895) was an author and journalist who wrote extensively for the ''Illustrated London News'' as G. A. S. and was most famous for his articles and leaders for ''The Daily Telegra ...

J. M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (; 9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several succ ...

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, G. K. Chesterton,

Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Poles in the United Kingdom#19th century, Polish-British novelist and short story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in t ...

Camilla Dufour Crosland Camilla Dufour Crosland (born Camilla Dufour Toulmin, also known as Mrs. Newton Crosland, 1812–1895) was an English writer of fiction, poetry, essays and sketches. She also translated some plays and poetry by Victor Hugo. Life She was born on ...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for '' A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Ho ...

, Sir Charles Petrie,

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Arthur Bryant Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, (18 February 1899 – 22 January 1985) was an English historian, columnist for ''The Illustrated London News'' and man of affairs. His books included studies of Samuel Pepys, accounts of English eighteenth- and n ...

, and

Tim Beaumont Timothy Wentworth Beaumont, Baron Beaumont of Whitley (22 November 1928 – 8 April 2008) was a British politician and an Anglican priest. He was politically active, successively, in the Liberal Party, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party ...

(who wrote about food).

Chief editors

*1842–1848: Frederick William Naylor BayleyGraham Law (2001)
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, The University of Queensland. (assistant:

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) *1848–1859:

Charles Mackay Charles (or Charlie) Mackay, McKay, or MacKay may refer to: * Charles Mackay (author) (1814–1889), Scottish poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and songwriter * Charles McKay (1855–1883), American naturalist and explorer * Charles ...

*1860–1862: William J. Stewart *1863–1890:

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*1891–1900:

Clement King Shorter Clement King Shorter (19 July 1857 – 19 November 1926) was a British journalist and literary critic. After editing the ''Illustrated London News'', Shorter founded and edited ''Sketch'', '' The Sphere'', and ''Tatler''. Biography Clement S ...

*1900–1963: Sir

*1963–1965: Hugh Ingram *1965–1970: Timothy Green *1967–1970: John Kisch *1970–1994: James Bishop *1995–2003: Mark Palmer Note: sources are contradictory in some cases. An alternative listing for the period 1842–59 is 1842–46: F. W. N. Bayley; 1846–52:

; 1852–59: Charles Mackay

In fiction

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's '' Around the World in Eighty Days'', ''The Illustrated London News'' is referenced as reporting extensively on Phileas Fogg's travel around the world. The paper is mentioned as publishing Fogg's portrait, based on a photo obtained from the Reform Club of which Fogg was a member.

References

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