Excerpt from Notes by F. G. Stephens on a Collection of Drawings and Woodcuts by Thomas Bewick, Exhibited at the Fine Art Society's Rooms, 1880: Also a Complete List of All Works Illustrated by Thomas and John Bewick, With Their Various EditionsThere is a curious little point in the design of the nearer sportsman's figure, which shows how he has put the long skirt of his coat over the lock of his gun. Probably this was done in order to screen the priming from the wind, or it may have been a device for keeping his numbed fingers from the chilling metal. The dog has lost his tail in the reproduction of his figure on the block, and the whole landscape has been Opened out, made more comprehensive, airy, and panoramic, greatly to the benefit of the design.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.