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well chosen ; for it must be of great importance 

 that such should be the case ; as, whatever can 

 serve to instil morality and patriotism into the 

 minds of the whole people must tend greatly to 

 promote their own happiness and the good of the 

 community. All men, however poor they may be, 

 ought to feel that this is their country, as well as 

 it is that of the first nobleman of the land ; and, 

 if so, they will be equally as interested in its 

 happiness and prosperity. 



There is another way, not yet indeed entered 

 upon, of similar import to the foregoing, in which 

 prints might with good effect be made of subjects 

 fit to embellish almost every house throughout our 

 country: and that is from wood blocks printed in 

 colours, like paper-hangings. Having seen some 

 such done by paper-stainers, so as almost to equal 

 good paintings, leads me to wish that this method 

 could be pursued for the same ends as those 

 already noticed. The most remarkable productions 

 of art of this kind from blocks done to print in 

 colours, like beautiful little paintings, were sent 

 to me by Gubitz, of Berlin ; they might indeed 

 be said to be perfection. Several impressions 

 from duplicate or triplicate blocks, printed in this 

 way, of a very large size, were also given to me, 

 as well as a drawing of the press from which they 

 were printed, many years ago, by John Baptist 

 Jackson,* who had been patronised by the king of 



[* These chiaro-'scuros were included in the Bewick sale of Feb- 

 ruary, 1884. They were published by Jackson in 1742, when he was 

 residing at Venice. He subsequently returned to England, and in 

 1754 was employed in a paper-hanging manufactory at Battersea. 

 In his youth he is said to have been a pupil of Kirkall ; and he had 

 worked for Papillon, the author of the "Traite historique et pratique 

 de la Gravure en Bois."] 



