His chief coadjutor, however, as far as the antiquities of painting are concerned, was George Vertue, the eminent engraver.

These daughters of the celebrated Dutch engraver were known as "the Dutch Muses."

" BEWICK, THOMAS, a distinguished wood-engraver, born in Northumberland, apprenticed to the trade in Newcastle; showed his art first in woodcuts for his "History of Quadrupeds," the success of which led to the publication of his "History of British Birds," in which he established his reputation both as a naturalist, in the truest sense, and an artist (1753-1828).

MORGHEN, RAPHAEL SANZIO CAVALIERE, engraver, born in Naples, of German parentage; studied in Rome, and by genius and industry became one of the foremost engravers; his works include engravings of Raphael's "Transfiguration," the result of 16 years' labour, and Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper," his masterpiece (1758-1833).

On the walls, in ebony frames, hung the prints of Jan Luyken, an old Dutch engraver almost unknown in France.