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our feet. In both cases force, animation, and variety are given by the occasional introduction of contrasts of colours. The blue sky of the zenith and Eastern hemisphere contrasts with the peaks of the mountains of a deeper hue, and the lofty towers and pinnacles standing out boldly against the clear blue sky reflect on the sunlit pinnacles the golden glories of the Eastern hemisphere. On the earth the broken and variegated green and russet tints of the trees and herbage are vivified and brought to a focus by the bright red garments of the figures in the foreground. Baxter's print, " A Greek Monastery," used as a book illustration in Rev. S. S. Wilson's " Narrative of a Greek Mission," is a magnificent example of this harmony of colouring, as, indeed, are all of his prints; and as one gets deeper into the subject one realises that Baxter was not a mere printer, but a true artist in colour. Of the three primary colours, Yellow is the brightest, Red the most positive, and Blue the coldest. Red and Yellow, from their connec- tion with light and heat, are considered warm colours; Blue, from its association with the colour of the sky and distant objects, is said to be a cool colour. Of the secondary colours, Orange is the warmest, Green the medium, and Violet the coldest. The warm colours are- also regarded as advancing colours because 52 Harmony of Colours they appear to approach the eye; the cool colours are also called retiring colours from their appearing to recede from the eye. The contrast of Green and Red is the medium, and the extreme contrast of hot and cold colours consists of Blue, the coldest, with Orange, the warmest of all colours. It is the surpassing taste Baxter possessed of blending the " Har-