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guisheJ by their taste and skill in this branch of 

 engraving. To these names maybe added that of 

 Dr. Anderson, of New York, who has much sig- 

 nahsed himself by his genius for the same art. 



A method has been, within a few years, devised 

 of taking off an impression of any -figures or writ- 

 ing drawn on the surface o^ Marble, The advan- 

 tages of this invention arc great ease and freedom 

 of execution, and the facility of multiplying, to a 

 great extent, the number of copies. 



The eminent engravers of the eighteenth cen- 

 tury were numerous. Among those who have 

 either improved the art, or produced specimens 

 very honourable to their characters, it will be 

 proper to mention a few names. Woollett^ 

 Strange, Ryland, Sharpe, and Heath, of Great 

 Britain, stand high in the list of modern engrav- 

 ers. Audran, ]\Ionet, Simon, and Beauvarlet, of 

 France, have received much praise; and For- 

 porerti, Bartolozzi, Testolini, and, above all, 

 Morghen, of Ital}^ deserve to be mentioned 

 with the greatest respect. 



SECTION IV. 



MUSIC. 



In the ait of JMrnlc the century under consi- 

 deration furnished several c\ents and characters 

 worthy of being recorded. These relate either to 

 discoveries and improvements in the principles of 

 music, distinguished composers in this art, or those 



