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Herkomer for his most valuable address. This also 

 was heartily carried. 



Other speakers were: — Alderman W. Howell Davies, 

 Alderman C. E. L. Gardner, Mayor of Bath (Mr. B. 

 John), Sir Edmund Elton, Bart., Sir Herbert Ashman, 

 and Mr. Charles Thomas. 



The company then adjourned to inspect the 

 galleries, the total exhibition of pictures, etc., numbering 

 380 



Tea was afterwards provided in the rooms now 

 devoted to Antiquities and Ethnographical objects. 



On the evening of the following day there was a 

 brilliant reception by the Lord Mayor and Lady 

 Mayoress, at which about 1,500 persons were present. 



The entire building was first opened to the public 

 at the commencement of the following week— Monday, 

 the 20th February. 



THE INAUGURAL LOAN EXHIBITION 



Consisted of 183 oil-paintings, 99 water-colour 

 paintings, 52 Turner drawings, 39 engravings, etc. 

 There were also 7 pieces of sculpture, making a total of 

 380 works of art. 



These were acquired in the following manner : — 265 

 were lent, and 27 presented by private owners ; 25 were 

 lent by other Corporations; 52 by the Trustees of the 

 National Gallery ; and the remaining 1 1 pictures con- 

 stituted the whole of the permanent collection up to the 

 end of 1904. The Exhibition lasted from Feb. 20th to 

 June 24th, and was visited by 289,129 persons, and 

 during that time 15,130 Catalogues were sold. 



THE SECOND EXHIBITION 



Of Permanent and Loan Pictures was preceded by 



the Reception at the Art Gallery of the President and 



