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VISITORS. 



Since the date of the last Report the Gallery has been open on 272 days, 

 and closed on 44 days for cleaning and the re-arrangement of the per- 

 manent collection. Total Visitors during the year, 567,626 (being a 

 daily average of 2,083). Of this total, 89,110 persons paid for admis- 

 sion to the Autumn Exhibition of Pictures. 



The Committee invited 34 schools in the town to visit the Exhibition 

 free of charge, and scholars to the number of 7,962 attended. These 

 are also included in the total admissions to the Gallery. 



AUTUMN EXHIBITION. 

 The sales from the exhibition this year have not equalled those of the 

 previous year, owing to the depressing circumstances of the times. In 

 all other respects this has been the most successful exhibition yet held. 



The following are the statistics : — 



1878. 1877. 



Number of Pictures and other Works 



of Art exliibited 1,062 1,320 



Number of Pictures sold 238 302 



Amount realised by sales, inclusive of 

 a Picture by Herkomer, purchased 



from the easel *£7,340 7 £10,989 6 



SeasonTickets 2,734 528 14 6 2,316 443 14 



Admissions at one shilling 39,297 1,964 17 38,572 1,928 12 



Ditto threepence 33,860 423 5 33,533 419 3 3 



Ditto sixpence 13,219 330 9 6 



Catalogues sold 562 8 6 454 10 1 



Commission on sales 242 4 2 637 11 2 



Amount received, exclusive of sales ... 3,809 14 6 3,245 19 4 

 * This amount includes the Pictures purchased out of the Exhibition by the 

 Corporation, on which commission is not charged. 



DONORS OF WORKS OF ART. 



The Donations and Bequests to the Gallery have been numerous and 

 important. A valuable collection of Oil Paintings, Water-colour Draw- 

 ings, and Engravings has been bequeathed by the late Mrs. Margaret 

 Harvey, of Aigburth. Seven important Oil Paintings were presented in 

 the names of various members of his family, by Mr. George Arkle, J,P, 



