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Sporting Magazine, which he started in 1792, and 

 it was for The Spoiling Magazine that he sought 

 the services of John Scott. 



The first enpraving- bearing- Scott's name 

 appeared in the issue of that publication for July, 

 1795; it was entitled "Sir William Rowley's 

 Dog-Kennels at Tendring Hall, Suffolk," and 

 from this time onward till 1822 his connection 

 with the magazine was continuous. The 56 

 volumes (286 monthly issues) published between 

 the dates mentioned contain numerous plates 

 by Scott, several from designs of his own, 

 others from paintings by various artists. 



During the latter part of this period his contri- 

 butions are less frequent, owing to failure of health 

 due to overwork ; and were no other evidence 

 forthcoming to prove the man's wonderful industry, 

 the number of plates in different publications, and 

 the detached pieces, many of them of large size, 

 show that Scott must have worked both physically 

 and mentally against time. The extent of his 

 output should at least have brought in returns 

 considerable enough to tide him over a period of 

 rest ; but from the following letter, which appeared 

 in The Sporting Magazine for November, 1822, it 

 seems that he had not been able to make, or at all 

 events had not made, any provision against illness, 

 and that the breakdown in health, which com- 



