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THE HISTOEY OF WOOD-ENGKAVING. 171
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Jackson says that the life of Berwick affords a useful lesson to all who wish to attain distinction in artand at the same time to
preserve their independence . He diligentl , y cultivated his talents , and never trusted to booksellers or designers for employment . He did
not work according to the direction of others , but struck out a path for himself , and by diligently pursuing it , according to the best of
his abilities , he acquired a competency with regard to worldly means and an ample reward of fame .
The success of his 'works did not render him inattentive to business , and he was never tempted by the prospect of increasing wealth
to indulge in expensive pleasures , nor to live in a manner which his circumstances did not warrant .
Berwick was assisted in his various works by his younger brother Johnbhis pupil Luke Clennelland by William Harvey , the
well-known , y designer . These men , were succeeded by Robert Branston , J . Lee , John and Charles Johnson , and by Miss Johnson ,
daughter of the elder brother . In 1839 the English wood-engravers were Charlton _Kesbit , John
Thompson ; Samuel , Thomas , and Mary Anne Williams , ( two brothers and their sister , ) of the latter Jackson says , " Some of her cuts are
_Tery neatly executed ; " Landells , Smith , Baxter , Mosses , Corway , SladerGreenLintonMartinWhimper , Wright , Folkard , Gray ,
nieces Vesey , ; Mary John and B , yfield Elizabeth , with , Clint his , sister ; the Mary two Dodds , together and William with their Powis two .
From that time ( 1839 ) engravers have multiplied in this country at an amazing rate , and their names are legion .
The wood best adapted for engraving is that of the English boxtreeespeciallfor fine and small cuts . American and Turkey box is
much , larger ; y but all large wood of this kind is generally of an inferior quality and liable to split . As box can seldom be obtained of
more than five or six inches in diameter , and as wood of this size is rarely sound throughout , blocks for cuts exceeding five inches square
are usually formed of two or more pieces firmly united by means of iron pins and screws . Besides the hardness to the attack and toug of hness beetles of has box ,
used great this wood for advantage the , from over not of app being engraving le , pear subject , . beech Its preservation , or other woods from occasionall the attacks , y a
of the various purpose wood-boring beetles is probably owing to its poisonous natureand the chips of wood when chewed are
unwholesome to human , beings and produce continual sickness . Box-woodwhen not well seasoned , is extremely liable to warp
, and bend , and even the engraver ' s hand , if very warm and moist , will to a sliht degree affect it . Such slight warping in the course
of engraving g is however easily remedied by laying the block with the is madedownwards
its faceL e . the surface on which drawing , on the , desk when the engraver is not actually employed on the
subject .
The Histoey Of Wood-Engkaving. 171
THE HISTOEY OF WOOD-ENGKAVING . 171
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), May 1, 1858, page 171, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01051858/page/27/
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