1989 The WATERCOLOURS & DRAWINGS of THOMAS BEWICK 2Vol Illustrated.

Thomas Bewick was an English wood-engraver and natural history author. Early in his career he took on all kinds of work such as engraving cutlery, making the wood blocks for advertisements, and illustrating children's books. He gradually turned to illustrating, writing and publishing his own books, gaining an adult audience for the fine illustrations in A History of QuadrupedsThe mastery of his wood engraving brought Thomas Bewick an early and lasting fame. Ever since his death in 1828 he has been the subject of a continuing stream of books and articles, and some account of him now appears in virtually every work relating to the history of the relief print. But despite this, the background of his working life as a copperplate printer and trade engraver on metals has never been thoroughly understood Likewise, the word is still very largely ignorant of Bewick as a draughtsman and colourist, and of the fact that like many another artist-craftsman he always had tow or three apprentices u.