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and house painter. I also made several calls upon 

 Mr. James Kirkwood, now up in years, and past 

 his work, but who had in his prime led the way to 

 excellence, particularly in writing engraving, in 

 which he was succeeded by his son and grandson. 

 I also paid my respects to the son and successor of 

 my kind friend of former days, the late Mr. Hector 

 Gavin, and the same to the sons and successors 

 of the late Mr. D. Lizars. All these, in my 

 estimation, were doing credit to their instruction 

 as engravers, and all these artists, as well as the 

 painters, had attained in their various ways to 

 that degree of excellence which did honour to 

 Edinburgh, now the seat of learning, and rendered 

 brilliant by the gems both of art and science with 

 which it is adorned. We left Edinburgh on the 

 23rd August, 1823, and I think I shall see Scotland 

 no more. I think so well of these, our northern 

 countrymen, both Scotch and Celtic, that in most 

 things they may serve as a pattern of both good 

 sense and good conduct worthy of imitation by the 

 other less civilised nations of the world. I have 

 almost forgotten to name my being introduced to 

 Messrs. Ballantyne and Robertson, lithographic 

 printers. Whilst I was in their office, the latter 

 pressed me to make a sketch on the stone for him. 

 I was then preparing to leave Edinburgh, and the 

 only time left me was so short that I was obliged 

 to draw this sketch before breakfast the next 

 morning, and the proofs were taken from it on 

 the same day.* In doing this, though very slight, 



[* This Bewick's sole attempt at lithography is the design 

 known as "The Cadger's Trot," under which is the inscription 

 "Sketched by T. B. at Edinburgh, 21 Augt., 1823." It is exceed- 

 ingly rare, owing to the limited number of copies printed.] 



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