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THOMAS BEWICK. 



printed for the first time, is a view of the same place, with a coat of arms 

 placed on the central rock. This block was supplied by Bewick to Sir Cuth- 

 bert Sharp for the " History of Hartlepool," but, like one mentioned in the 

 "Bewick Collector," p. 463, it was not printed. It is now the property of 

 Mr. C. Hopper, Sunderland, who acquired it from Sir Cuthbert's housekeeper, 

 and who has lent it for publication here. 



In 1817 an association was formed in Newcastle in order to reprint the 



interesting and scarce tracts connected with 



the north of England. These were pub- 

 lished from 1 81 7 until 1845, an ^ form an 

 important series. Some contain several 

 engravings by Bewick, but the majority 

 were embellished only by a single block, 

 which had been done for a private patron. 



There were six different ones employed : 

 Adamson's, Brockett's, Fenwick's, Garrett's, Hodgson's, and Straker's. 

 The "Fisher's Garland," from 1821 to 1845, was among this series, which 

 altogether numbers nearly a hundred. In connection with the publication 

 of one of these, which contains a copy of one of his designs, Bewick 

 sent a letter to Charnley, which conveys a severe comment on the practice 

 of copying another's work. The original letter is in the possession of Mr. 

 Crawford J. Pocock, Brighton, who has given permission for its insertion 

 here. It is dated Gateshead, May 22, 1826, and, after mentioning his 

 illness that year, Bewick says : — 



" While I was beset with grief and disease, Mrs. Roxby's pretty little ' Fisher's 

 Garland ' was put into my hands, and this, as far as it went, threw in upon me its 

 proportion of vexation. This I never expected from Mr. Charnley, whom I had 

 fondly considered as my friend, and who ought to have known better than to get my 

 design copied to embellish the little book. The copyright of every artist's design is 

 secured to him by an express law, and the punishment for copying or imitating 

 them is quick, short, and summary, both upon the person who employs an artist 



