JOHN SCOTT 157 



"The Cottagers," after one of a series of paintings 

 by Thomas Gainsborough. Scott's signal success 

 as an engraver of landscape, as well as of animal 

 subjects, is proved by the fact that the proprietors 

 of the publication in which the plate appeared were 

 compelled by the demand to republish separately 

 the part containing it. 



" The Benevolent Cottager," from a picture in the 

 collection of Lord de Tabley ; and " Daughter of 

 Lord Charles Bentinck," from a miniature by Alfred 

 Edward Chalon, representing the child seated with 

 a doll in one hand, the other resting on a Scotch 

 terrier. Scott engraved and published both these 

 plates on his own account. 



His first great works were the plates from 

 Sawrey Gilpin's " The Death of the Fo.x" (exhibited 

 at the Royal Academy of 1793), and Philip Rein- 

 agle's " The Fox Breaking Cover " (exhibited at 

 the Royal Academy of 1805). Scott's large en- 

 gravings from these pictures were not executed 

 until 181 1, eighteen years after the former was 

 painted. He had the plates in hand for six years. 

 They display in marked degree his great abilities ; 

 and on the day the engravings were published, 

 28th May, 181 1, the Society of Arts presented 

 John Scott with their large Gold Medal " for having 

 completed two such works which do so much honour 

 to his country and himself." 



