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points to page 88., for the whole of which, as well as for 

 the landscape part, in every subject introduced, the author 

 alone is responsible. The small vignette likewise, engraved 

 on wood, and the view " East from Blair Castle," the one 

 from a sketch, and the other from an oil painting, originate 

 entirely from the same source. These two subjects are as 

 close in point of resemblance as he could make them. The 

 others are not correct views, but only general recollections 

 of the forest scenery. None of the figures are intended for 

 portraits. 



All these illustrations have been lithographed by Mr. 

 Harding, with a felicity and vigour of execution which 

 have materially assisted the general effect ; the aerial pro- 

 spective of the plates has also been considerably heightened 

 by the novel introduction of a blue tint, an invention ori- 

 ginating entirely with Mr. Harding himself, and carried 

 into execution for the first time in this work. This process, 

 I think, has brought the art itself an important step in 

 advance. I trust the ability that both he and Mr. Charles 

 Landseer have displayed will be appreciated by the public 

 as highly as it is by myself. 



