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A Water Colour Painting, " By the Side of the Bog of Allan," by Albert 

 Hartland, from the Liverpool Autumn Exhibition, 1876 ; presented by Mr. 

 James Harrison. 



An Oil Painting, " Interior of a Welsh Cottage," by David Bates ; presented 

 by Mr. A. M. Jones. 



LOANS. 



During the year the Committee, with the sanction of the CouncU, made 

 Loans of Pictures and Works of Art to the Centennial Exhibition at Philadel- 

 phia ; to the Art Exhibition at Wrexham ; and to the Exhibition of Illuminated 

 MSS. by the Liverpool Art Club. 



To the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia : — 



" Julian the Apostate presiding at a Council of Sectaries," Oil Painting, by 



E. Armitage, R.A. ; presented to the Corporation by Mr. Alderman 



Bennett, J. P. 

 " The FaU of Rien^," Oil Painting, by F. W. W. Topham. 



To the Art Treasures Exhibition of North Wales and Border Counties, held at 

 Wrexham : — 

 Pictures by E. J. Poynter, R.A. ; Richard Ansdell, R.A ; J. W. Oakes, 



A. P. A. ; Val. Prinsep, Mrs. Anderson, and B. Lindholm. 

 Five Etruscan Gold Ornaments and four other Works of Art, from the Mayer 

 Collection. 



To the Liverpool Art Club : — 



Twenty-eight Illuminated MSS., chiefly from the Mayer Collection. 



LECTURES. 



The Eleventh Course of Free Lectures, forty in number, were delivered in 

 January, February, and March, 1876, as foUows: — 



One Lecture on Michael Angelo, Sculptor, Painter, Poet, and Patriot, 



by Mr. Councillor P. H. Rathbone. 

 Two Lectures, on David Cox, and on Thrift, by Mr. B. H. Grindley. 

 One Lecture on Figures and Numeration, by Mr. Councillor J. A. Picton, 



J.P., F.S.A., Chairman of the Library, Museum, and Arts Committee. 

 Two Lectures on the Political and Social History of England, by Mr. J. 



BirchaU. 

 Five Lectures on Vocal Mvisic, by Mr. J. Veacock. 

 One Lecture on Photography, by Mr. W. KeitL 

 Two Lectures on Antiquities, by Mr. C. T. Gatty. 



