THOMAS BEWICK. 



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slightingly of the Bull, while Hugo was of opinion that the block is the one 

 " which by right claims among the cuts the first place of honour." 



The Rev. Mr. Turner, in his notice of Bewick, says Tunstall was very 

 urgent to obtain a representation of the Chillingham Bull upon a larger scale 

 than was contemplated for Bewick's projected work of the Quadrupeds then in 

 hand. Later on he sent the following letter, dated February nth, 1789, in 

 reply to an inquiry from Bewick : — 



" I have no objection to what you propose for the plate being made use of in a 

 particular account of them, but as I have collected many anecdotes about them, 

 most of which I have already communicated to you, and hope to be able to procure 

 more, I propose making up a small memoir to send to Sir Joseph Banks, the Presi- 

 dent of the Royal Society, of which I am a member, which probably may be ready 

 for the next winter, and I should be sorry it should be anticipated by the publica- 

 tion you mention ; but after that it is of no importance." 



From the date of the letter it is probable that Tunstall never was able to 

 send this account, as no such paper appeared, and his death happened on 

 October 11th, 1790. 



Some interesting notes contributed by Tunstall are given at the end of the 

 first edition of the Quadrupeds ; they mention the various places where at 

 that time the Wild Cattle were to be found, and describe the specimens then 

 extant. 



Tunstall, having expressed satisfaction with the engraving, wrote on 

 July 15th, 1789, asking that fifty impressions be taken off, half with and half 

 without the border, all on good strong paper, adding, " I should be glad to 

 have printed under them, Bull of the Ancient Caledonian Breed now at Chilling- 

 ham Castle, Northumberland ; " and in the same letter he says, " I understood 

 by your last that both bull and cow were to be in one plate, which would 



have made the expense much less I can say nothing about the cow 



till I know the price of the engraving, which I desire you will send me, as also 

 of the specimens taken off." According to this letter it appears that 



