The Old Engravers qf England. By Malcolm Salaman. (Cassell and
Co. 5s.)—This book is an historical survey, and not a guide for print collectors, and thereby gains greatly in readableness. Mr. Salaman tells us that the author of the first copperplate engraving published in England is unknown. His work appeared in a book issued in 1540. The first English engraver of im- portance was William Rogers, who not only engraved portraite from pit:karat, but also did original work. A reproduction is given of a portrait of Queen Elizabeth, marvellously attired in every enormity of fashion; but nevertheless the face of the Queen is full of chasactec. Indeed, in this portrait it is possible to feel what the real Elizabeth was like, which is not the ease with the smirking inanities of Zuochero. In writing of later times the author does "justice to the art of Sir Robert Strange, who was a true artist, and we wish that instead of reproducing the formal "Charles L" we had been given the noble translation of Guido's "Fortune." This book goes down to the year 1800, and about every period the author has some- thing interesting to tell us.
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