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The Graphic
British weekly illustrated newspaper / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Graphic was a British weekly illustrated newspaper, first published on 4 December 1869 by William Luson Thomas's company Illustrated Newspapers Ltd. Thomas's brother Lewis Samuel Thomas was a co-founder. The premature death of the latter in 1872 "as one of the founders of this newspaper, [and who] took an active interest in its management" left a marked gap in the early history of the publication.[1] It was set up as a rival to the popular Illustrated London News.
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The influence of The Graphic within the art world was immense; its many admirers included Vincent van Gogh and Hubert von Herkomer.[2]
It continued to be published weekly under this title until 23 April 1932 and then changed the title to The National Graphic between 28 April and 14 July 1932; it then ceased publication, after 3,266 issues. From 1890 until 1926, Luson Thomas's company, H. R. Baines & Co., published The Daily Graphic, a name later revived by Kemsley Newspapers between 1946 and 1952.