Chippendale. He had also a style which is illustrated by the _Hopkinson_, _Samuels_, and _Tomlinson_ plates, which is closely allied to the style of the _Bushrod Washington_. The same hissing dragon, the same tilt to the whole design, and the similarity in detail and execution have led to the question of his being the engraver of the latter plate. It is not a question easy to decide, and collectors are divided over the question. This style of plate came originally from England, we can be sure; and as Dawkins is seen to be a copyist, it is quite as likely that he copied from the _Bushrod Washington_ plate, as that he designed it. He always used a squarer copper than the Washington plate is engraved upon; but this has evidences of having been cut down after engraving. The present writer does not think the plate can be safely attributed to Dawkins. The _Child_ and _Jones_ plates exemplify the third style. The debased Chippendale plates which Dawkins made were apparently copied from an English example he had seen. A LIST OF BOOK-PLATES SIGNED BY DAWKINS. Gerard Bancker Chippendale. John Burnet, 1754 Chippendale. Francis Child Chippendale. James Duane Chippendale. Francis Hopkinson,} Joseph Hopkinson, } one copper Chippendale. Whitehead Hicks Chippendale. Archibald Hunter Samuel Jones Chippendale. Benjamin Kissam Chippendale. John Cooke Ludlow Chippendale. Gab. Willm. Ludlow Chippendale. Jacob Roome Chippendale. John L. C. Roome Chippendale. James Samuels Chippendale. Samuel Stringer Chippendale. William Sword Chippendale. John Tomlinson Chippendale. Unidentified Chippendale. Josias Short Vavasour Chippendale. W ---- Whitebread Chippendale. Peter W. Yates Chippendale. The plates of _Cornelius Low_ and _Lambert Moore_, although not signed, are attributed to Dawkins. * * * * * NATHANIEL DEARBORN was born in 1786, and was the son of Benjamin Dearborn, a man of attainments in science. Nathaniel was one of the first wood-engravers in Boston, and was associated with Abel Bowen for a time. The only armorial book-plate signed by Dearborn is the _Charles Beck_, which is a peculiar design, following no particular style, but making a pretty plate. A second plate signed by Dearborn is the simple engraved verse for _Isaac Child_. * * * * *