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recommended as a cliea{)ci' market than London for 

 things of this kind. Ta\-Ior adds: — " I have had a most 

 joyous time here. Tiiere is an excellent Catch Club at 

 this place. I ha\e endeavoured to pick up some new- 

 things in that \\'a\', and am promised some more in 

 London." The Bartolozzi referred to is of course Francesco 

 Bartolozzi, who was appointed engraver to George III., 

 and was the inventor of the so-called "red chalk " method. 



The next letter is written from Liverpool on March 

 3rd of the same )'ear. Ta\'lor explains how, on his return 

 from London, he was detained by the coach at Birming- 

 ham. He alludes to Philips' forthcoming visit to Allerton 

 at Whitsuntide, and continues : — 



I was in hopes to have given you a verbal account of my proceedings in 

 London, the Compas of my paper is not sufficient to give you the heads of 

 what I intended to say, but if you'll come here while I stay you'll have 

 enough of it. I was at the houses of almost every artist of eminence in 

 London, saw several capital private collections of paintings, also those at the 

 public buildings. I was at the Ediphusicon & the Holo-phusicon, at tlic 

 Plays — Opera — heard AUegranti »S: Ansani sing, & Paccharotti & Tenducci 

 squeak. I was at the Pantheon Concert & at the Oratorio at Drury Lane, 

 In short I was from Pillar to Post & saw everything that I thought worthy 

 my attention, to conclude, I think I now know a little of what's what & 

 there's no saying what advantage & improvement it may be to you to be with 

 me a week or two. 



The next letter is dated July 19th : — 



I have received both your letters and should have wrote to you sooner 

 but I have been so busy since you left us that I have not had time, I am 

 dispatching a ship to Leghorn & can only just inform you that I shall if 

 possible slip over to Crosby to-morrow and deliver your Cards to the Ladies. 

 I was there on Sunday and told Carolina* she might expect them soon, she 

 say'd she was afraid you would not find a Card large enough for her name. 



As to the Book print, I find I cannot have time to make a design for 

 one if I was able to do it, so I must leave it to youiself, only begging it may 

 not be quite so ferocious as the other — the Taylors are without question a 

 valiant race, but three Lyons is rather too much for one of them. 



On the 25th of the same month, Taylor tells of the visit 



to Crosby, where he gave the young ladies of the party 



* This may be Caroline Penny, but there is no trace of her having 

 been acquainted with the Karles. 



