BENJAMIN MARSHALL 87 



appears on every plate from Marshall's pictures 

 which appeared in the Magazine until 1822, in 

 which year Scott's health broke down, and he laid 

 aside his graver. Of Scott's rare abilities nothing 

 need be said here, as his life will appear in this 

 series of Animal Painters ; he was an artist as well 

 as an eminent engraver. Marshall had great good 

 fortune in making a friend so sympathetic in taste 

 and so exceptionally competent to interpret his 

 paintings for a wider public. 



Benjamin Marshall was neither constant nor 

 liberal in his contributions to the exhibitions of the 

 Royal Academy. Between 1801 and 18 19 he 

 showed only eleven works. His first picture was 

 a " Portrait of J. G. Shaddick, Esq.," and after an 

 interval of five years he was again represented by 

 a likeness of the same gentleman described as " The 

 Celebrated Sportsman." His exhibits in the year 

 1 81 2 were two pictures entitled "A Game Cock" 

 and " A Trimmed Cock." 



Marshall in after years made several paintings 

 of game cocks ; two which, companion pictures, 

 were engraved by C. Turner; one entitled "The 

 Cock in Feather," the other " The Streaky-breasted 

 Red Dunn," and they were printed in colour. He 

 also painted two other companion pictures en- 

 titled " Black-breasted Dark Red " and " Streaky- 

 breasted Red Dunn," which were printed in colours, 

 each plate measuring 1 7 inches by 1 3f inches. 



