MEMOIR OF THOMAS BEWICK. 37 



masters, in -he art of wood engraving, there was little 

 more attempted than a bold outline. It remained 

 for the burine of Bewick to produce a more complete 

 and finished effect, by displaying a variety of tints, 

 and producing a perspective, in a way that astonished 

 even the copperplate engravers, by slightly lowering 

 the surface of the block where the distance or lighter 

 parts were to be shewn. This was first suggested 

 by his early acquaintance Bulmer, who, during the 

 period of their joint apprenticeship, invariably took 

 off, at his master's office, proof-impressions of Be- 

 wick's blocks. He particularly printed for his friend 

 the engraving of the Huntsman and Old Hound, 

 which, as has been ^already observed, obtained for 

 the young artist the premium from the Society of 

 Arts. 



Mr Bewick was in person robust, well formed 

 and healthy. He was fond of early rising, walking, 

 and indulging in all the rustic and athletic sports so 

 prevalent in the north of England. Many portraits 

 of him have been engraved and published; but the 

 only full-length portrait of him was executed by 

 Nicholson, and engraved by his pupil Ranson.* It 



Mr Audubon reminds me that there is another, and 

 striking, full-length, by Mr Good, whose peculiar mode 

 of throwing the light upon his portraits has been much 



