catalogued in time for the opening ceremony. Further 

 particulars relating to the first and second Exhibitions 

 will be found on pages 29-30. 



Zhe Opening of tbe art (Sailer^. 



The Bristol Art Gallery, which had been generously 

 presented to the City by Sir William Henry Wills, 

 Bart., was opened on the 15th of February, 1905, the 

 inaugural address being delivered by Professor Hubert 

 von Herkomer, C.V.O., R.A. 



As far as possible, the gathering was made an 

 official one, and included Members of the City Council, 

 City and County Magistrates, Mayors of neighbouring 

 towns, Corporation Officials, Heads of local public schools, 

 professional members and associates of the Bristol Fine 

 Arts Academy, donors and lenders of the works of art with 

 which the galleries were well filled, and a large number 

 of representative citizens. 



The Lord Mayor (Mr. Edward Burnet James) 

 presided, accompanied by the Lady Mayoress and Miss 

 James, and supported by the High Sheriff (Colonel H. 

 Cary G. Batten) and Mrs. Batten, Sir William Henry 

 Wills, Bart., and Miss Stancomb Wills, Sir Charles 

 Cave, Bart., Lady Cave, Sir Edmund H. Elton, Bart., 

 Lady Elton, Sir Prior Goldney, Bart., C.B., Sir Henry 

 Miles, Bart., Lady Miles, Sir Robert H. Symes, Lady 

 Symes, Sir Herbert Ashman, Lady Ashman, Rt. Hon. 

 Lewis Fry, P.C., The Bishop of Brechin and Mrs. 

 Robberds, Mayor and Mayoress of Bath, Mayor and 

 Mayoress of Wells, Mayor and Mayoress of Taunton, 

 Mayor and Mayoress of Bridgwater, Professor Hubert 

 von Herkomer, R.A., and Mrs. Herkomer, Colonel and 

 Mrs. Chester-Master, Mr. Charles Thomas and Miss 



