The Wild Bull
Channel: TheBewickSociety
Date: 11/07/2021

The Wild Bull of the Ancient Caledonian Breed now in the park at Chillingham Castle, Northumberland is one Thomas Bewick's best known images. We hear the story of Thomas Bewick's trip to Chillingham, the printing of the block and the fate of the engraved wood. Words by Anthony Atkinson, Newcastle City Guide.

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'.... and on Easter Sunday 1789, I set off on foot to Chillingham [about 45 miles north of Newcastle] accompanied by my acquaintance William Preston, the printer, on this business. [...] We took up our abode with my old kind friend John Bailey and spent a cheerfull evening with him after our fatigues, and next day he accompanied us to the park for the purpose of seeing the wild cattle.'