II 
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York. The greatest number 
of visitors on a pay day was on Whit Monday, when 565 passed through 
the Gallery. 
The deficiency is a little greater this year than last, and is accounted 
for by the expense incurred in thoroughly repainting the building, the 
purchase of medals awarded at the Photographic Exhibition, and by the 
reduction in the amount received as commission on the sale of pictures. 
The pictures sold were of the catalogue value of £419; which, owing 
to the depressed state of local trade, must be considered satisfactory, 
The number of catalogues sold reached 5,953 copies, an excess on 
former years. 
During the year, the usual number of Exhibitions has been held. 
The Autumn Exhibition was good in quality, and the Art Union in con- 
nection with it realised the sum of #92 15s. od. 
The Spring Exhibition was of exceptional merit, and.the Committee 
were fortunate in obtaining from the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest, 
the loan of Sir Frederick Leighton’s beautiful picture, the Bath of Psyche. 
There were other fine pictures; local art was well represented, and the 
Exhibition was deservedly popular. 
The Summer Exhibition consisted of Photographs, and a number of 
representative exhibits were secured. Medals were awarded, and in the 
opinion of the judges, Messrs. England and Mayland, the Exhibition took 
high rank as to the quality of the works submitted. In the lower Gallery 
there was a small collection of sketches by the late Charles Jones, the 
eminent animal painter, and the thanks of the Committee are specially 
due to that gentleman’s son, Mr. Bertram Loud, for the interesting loan. 
The Autumn Exhibition now in progress, without containing many 
important pictures, is interesting, and the general level shows improve- 
ment. That the Gallery continues to rise in the estimation of Artists is 
shown by the fact that nearly two hundred more pictures were submitted 
for selection than could be hung, and that it is appreciated by the general 
public because it has attracted 8,000 visitors during the month that it 
has been open. 
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boden, of the Friary, have presented to the 
Art Gallery Ceramic Collection a number of pieces of Derby Porcelain 
of various periods, including some special examples of modern manu- 
facture, among which are specimen plates from the dessert service 
presented respectively to the Duke and Duchess of York, and the 
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone. 
