He worked in many manners, etching, dry point, mezzotint, sand-ground mezzotint, and burin engraving.
Some of his best etchings were done as series-one of the earliest, illustrating poet William Nicholson's Ballad of Aken Drum, is remarkable for clear, delicate workmanship in the shadow tones, showing great skill and power over his materials, and for strong drawing.