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by Talented Authors. It contained 33 large plates, including portraits of Queen Victoria, the Duke of Wellington, King Edward VII. when a child, and other subjects of the famous painters. These prints were executed by Baxter's Process in Oil Colours; they were published in parts, with Wrappers, to subscribers only. The book is now very scarce, and of a value of about 10 to 12 guineas in the original parts. Another Licensee was W. J. Dickes, of Old Fish Street, Doctor's Commons, London, who also published a book entitled " Studies from the Great Masters," containing 18 Prints executed by Baxter's methods. This Licensee also issued Prints on Stamped Mounts like Baxter. Joseph Mansell, another Licensee, produced a considerable quantity of small Prints of a sporting character; but these are of a mediocre degree of excellence, being generally out of register, and very poor in colouring. I cannot bring this series of letters to a close without drav/ing your attention to the works of EDMUND EVANS. The works of this Artist and Colour Printer demand more than passing mention. Of all the engravers on Wood for Colour Printing, his works rank nearest to those of Baxter for fineness of execution, taste, and quality. Edmund Evans was born at Southwark, London, on the 23rd of February, 1826, being the son of Henry Evans by his wife Mary. He was Edmund Evans 1 1 9 educated at a School in Jamaica Row, London, kept by Bart. Robson, an old sailor. At the age of 13 he was put to work at Samuel Bentley's printing establishment, Bangor House, Shoe Lane, as a reading boy. Six