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Zbe IReport of tbe Superintenoent of tbe 

 art (5aller\> ano flDuseum of Bntiqutties. 



REVIEW OF THE YEAR. 



The public interest in the Art Gallery is still main- 

 tained, as the attendance for the past year will show, 

 viz., 376,828, this being a total increase of upwards of 

 30,000 on the previous year. 



The Trustees of the National Gallery have again 

 lent a series of Turner Water-Colour Drawings, and 

 these have been much appreciated by art students. 



The special Loan Exhibition of Paintings, as in 

 former years, has been the main source of attraction, the 

 seascapes and shipping pictures affording a pleasant 

 contrast to last year's " Animals in Art." The steady 

 growth of the collections in the Museum of Antiquities 

 has also been remarked. 



Eighth Loan Exhibition. 



The 8th Loan Exhibition, which was illustrative of 

 " Maritime Art," was visited by 1 74,679 persons during 

 the 22 weeks it was open, this showing an increase of 

 3,449 over the last Loan Exhibition. 



Besides the large collection of pictures there were 

 23 models of ships, 10 from the Permanent Collection 

 and 12 on loan, ranging from a copy of a Viking ship 

 down to a beautiful model of the " Carmania." Three 

 of the pictures were of particular interest, viz.: — (1) 

 " Landing of Queen Victoria at the Chain Pier, Brighton," 

 by R. H. Nibbs, 1843 ; (2) "The Passing of the Great 



