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about 300 were present, and on the following day the 

 Exhibition was opened to the public. 



The Museums Association held their Annual Conference 

 at Brighton in July, when the Superintendent attended. 



On July 15th some of the " Overseas" visitors, who had 

 attended the Coronation of King George V, paid a visit to 

 the West of England, and during a brief stay in Bristol, 

 accompanied by the Lord Mayor, Sheriff and many prominent 

 citizens, inspected the pictures in the Galleries, and were 

 specially interested in the Bristol Room with its Chatterton,. 

 Southey and other relics. 



Permanent Collection. 



The Permanent Collection has been increased by 125 

 pictures, chief among these being the 28. pictures from Lord 

 Winterstoke and Miss Stancomb-Wills. Other important 

 pictures from generous donors include a large oil-painting, 

 " His Majesty King Edward VII," by Harold Speed, presented 

 by Sir Edward and Lady James (Lord Mayor, 1904-5 and 

 1907-8) ; " Heather in Bloom— Morning," by Didier-Pouget 

 (exhibited in the Paris Salon, 1911), from Mr. and Mrs. 

 Edward Robinson (Lord Mayor, 1908-9) ; " The Last 

 Moments of Raphael," by Henry O'Neil, A.R.A., from 

 Mr. W. Melville Wills; "Cast Up by the Sea," by 

 W. H. Y. Titcomb, from " The Bristol Savages " ; and five 

 pictures purchased by the Committee at the Bristol Fine 

 Arts Academy's Exhibition. 



38 of the pictures are oil-paintings, 11 are water-colours, 

 and 71 are framed engravings—" first state " or " proofs " 

 of Turner's " Liber Studiorum," the magnificent gift of 

 Mr. George E. Blood. The collection is unique, as with one 

 exception the prints are " first states." They were carried 

 out by a combination of etching and mezzotint which is 

 almost peculiar to them. They were executed by Turner 



