He was born on 12 March 1774 at
Newcastle-on-Tyne, where his father, John Scott, worked in a brewery. At the age of twelve he was apprenticed to a
tallow-chandler; but at the end of his articles went to London, where his fellow-townsman
Robert Pollard gave him two years' instruction, at the same time paying him. On leaving Pollard, Scott obtained employment from John Wheble, the proprietor of the
Sporting Magazine, and for many years executed the portraits of racehorses published there. He became known among English animal engravers. Scott worked until 1821, when a stroke of paralysis practically terminated his career; during the last years of his life he was assisted by the
Artists' Benevolent Fund, of which he had been one of the originators. Scott died at his residence in
Chelsea, London, on 24 December 1827. He left a widow, and several daughters; one son, John R. Scott, also became an engraver, and executed some plates for the
Sporting Magazine. A portrait of Scott, drawn by
John Jackson R.A. in 1823, was engraved by
William Thomas Fry and published in 1826. A crayon portrait by his son went to the print-room of the
British Museum. ==Works==