American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . ence I hold to Dr. Andersons right to be considered the first engraver on wood in less the Hieroglyphick Bible demanded a passing notice. I resume the course of my H. Hall, born at Cooperstown, New York, Andersons third pupil (I supposetaking some few lessons from him — else self-taught), began engraving in 1826, afterwards prac-tising at Albany, and in 1830 finding employ-ment with the firm of Carter, Andrews, & Co.,at Lancaster, Mass., whence he removed to NewYork. I find his best engraving in a
American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . ence I hold to Dr. Andersons right to be considered the first engraver on wood in less the Hieroglyphick Bible demanded a passing notice. I resume the course of my H. Hall, born at Cooperstown, New York, Andersons third pupil (I supposetaking some few lessons from him — else self-taught), began engraving in 1826, afterwards prac-tising at Albany, and in 1830 finding employ-ment with the firm of Carter, Andrews, & Co.,at Lancaster, Mass., whence he removed to NewYork. I find his best engraving in a Manual ofthe Ornithology of the United States and Canada,by Thomas Nuttall, published by Hilliard, Gray,& Co., Boston. The date of the first edition I donot know; the second is 1840. I have beforeme, in a book lent to me by Mr. Mallory, proofsof these cuts bearing date of 1832-3. Someof them, drawn in pencil by Hall himself, arecopies from Bewick or from Wilsons Ornithol-ogy ; some were drawn from nature by WilliamCroome. The two specimens here given (though. From the Manual of Ornithology. — By Hall. 434 AMERICAN ART
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