THE CHILLINGHAM WILD BULL. Reduced from the block of 1789 From the "Quadrupeds," 1790 . PAGE To face 89 92 95 96 97 THE OUNCE. THE EGRET. From the "Water Birds," 1804. From the "Water Birds," 1804 THE COMMON SNIPE. "GRACE BEFORE MEAT." . From the "Water Birds," 1804 107 A FARMYARD. From the "Land Birds," 1797 POACHERS TRACKING A HARE IN THE SNOW. From the "Land Birds," 1797 . III TAILPIECE TO THE “REINDEER." From the "Quadrupeds," 1791 TAILPIECE TO THE "WOODCHAT." From the Birds," 1797 TAILPIECE TO "COMMON CART-HORSE." From the "Quad rupeds," 1791. TAILPIECE TO THE "JAY." From the "Land Birds," 1797 117 KITE-FLYING. TAILPIECE TO THE "CURLEW." From the "Water Birds," 1804 . 119 PAGE TAILPIECE TO THE "BABOON." From the "Quadrupeds," 1791 120 TAILPIECE TO THE "WATERCRAKE." From the "Water Birds," 1804 121 TAILPIECE TO THE "MISSEL THRUSH." From the "Land BEWICK DRINKING OUT OF HIS HAT. From the "Land Birds," 1797. 125 TAILPIECE TO THE "RED-LEGGED CROW." From the THE FOX AND THE GOAT. From "Fables of Esop," 1818 137 THE ALARM. From "Fables of Æsop," 1818 BEWICK'S WORKSHOP. From a Photograph BAY PONY. From the "Sportsman's Friend," 1801 . BEWICK'S THUMB-MARK. of Æsop," 1818 From the Receipt for "Fables To face 156 168 170 IN THE STOCKS. From Butler's "Hudibras," 1811 To face 180 THE SELF-IMPORTANT. From Northcote's "Fables," 1828 184 THE COCK, THE DOG, AND The Fox. From Northcote's "Fables," 1833 185 SHIP IN A GALE. From Falconer's "Shipwreck,"1808. To face 189 DIPLOMA OF THE HIGHLAND SOCIETY, After Clennell's cut 191 HEADPIECE AFTER STOTHARD. From Rogers's "Pleasures of Memory," 1810 HEADPIECE TO CLENNELL'S VERSES. From the original 192 leaflet 203 PART OF HAYDON'S "DENTATUS." From Harvey's engraving, 1821 To face 207 INITIAL LETTERS. From Henderson's "History of Wines," 1824 HEADPIECE. From Henderson's "History of Wines," 1824 THE EGRET. From a Drawing by Harvey THE JAGUAR. 208 To face 208 209 210 From the To face 211 From the "Tower Menagerie," 1828. MAAROOF BIDDING FAREWELL TO HIS WIFE. "Thousand and One Nights," 1840 . THE GREAT EAGLE OWL. From the "Gardens and Men agerie of the Zoological Society," 1831 V GARDENS ON THE RIVER OF EL-UBULLEH. "Thousand and One Nights," 1840 . PAGE 212 From the To face 213 213 PARTY QUARRELS. From Northcote's "Fables," 1833 THE SECOND SHEYKH RECEIVING HIS POOR BROTHER. From the "Thousand and One Nights," 1840 To face 215 THE FOX, THE WEASEL, AND THE RABBIT. From Northcote's "Fables," 1828 THE WOODCOCK, after Bewick, Wood-Engraving," 1839. THE PARTRIDGE, AFTER BEWICK, 217 From the "Treatise on . 218 From the "Treatise on 219 THE VAIN BUTTERFLY. From Northcote's "Fables," 1833 220 SEED SOWN. From Ackermann's "Religious Emblems," 1809 To face 221 222 TAILPIECE. From Northcote's "Fables," 1828 From Northcote's "Fables," 1828 227 228 [*The above illustrations are from (1) copies on the wood, (2) copies by process, and (3) electrotypes from the original blocks. The majority have appeared in the "Century Magazine" and Chatto's “Treatise on Wood-Engraving." The photographs used were taken, under the author's superintendence, by Messrs. Downey of Newcastle.] THOMAS BEWICK & HIS PUPILS. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. DURING the earlier part of the eighteenth century engraving on wood can scarcely be said to have flourished in England. It existed-so much may be admitted-but it existed without recognition or importance. In the useful little "État des Arts en Angleterre," published in 1755 by Rouquet the enameller,-a treatise so catholic in its scope that it includes both cookery and medicine,—there is no reference to the art of wood-engraving. In the "Artist's Assistant," to take another book which might be expected to afford some information, even in the fifth edition of 1788, the subject finds no record, although engraving on metal, |