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The following Etchings, by A. Legros, have been presented by the 

 Artist : — 



" Cardinal Manning," " Le Mouton Retrouve," 



" Les Bucherons," " Tete d'Homme," 



and five Drawings and Etchings, executed before the Students of the 

 Slade School of Art, London University. 



Marble Copy of the "Crouching Venus," presented by the family of 

 the late James Aikin. 



Clock for upper Hall ; presented by the makers, Messrs. Frisch and 

 Shierwater. 



LECTURE ON ART BY MR. HERKOMER, 



Painter of " The Last Muster" " Eventide," (tc, Gold Medallist Paris 

 Universal Exhibition, 1878. 



On Saturday, November 2nd, a lecture entitled "A Philosophical 

 Ramble in Search of True Art" was given at the Hall of the Free 

 Library, under the auspices of the Committee, by Mr. Herbert Her- 

 komer. About 400 students, and others interested in art culture, 

 attended. 



At a conversazione, held at the Art Club on the following Monday, 

 Mr. Herkomer suggested the holding of an Art Congress, or Painters' 

 Festival, in Liverpool, at which some of the leading artists should be 

 invited to give practical illustrations of painting to the students of the 

 district. The proposal has. been received with considerable favour, and 

 is likely to be acted upon during the ensuing summer or autumn. 



LESSON IN PAINTING BY MR. A. LEGROS, 



Professor at the Slade School, London University. 

 As a step in the direction indicated by Mr. Herkomer, the Committee 

 availed themselves of an ofier by Mr. Alphonse Legros to give a public 

 lesson in painting to some of the art students of the town. The lesson 

 was given at the Walker Art Gallery on Wednesday, November 27th, 

 and was attended by nearly 200 Students, who received tickets free on 

 producing certificates of advanced studies in drawing and painting. Mr. 

 Legros painted a fine study of a head from the life in one hour and forty 

 minutes, which he afterwards presented to the Committee for the perma- 

 nent collection, together with a number of etchings and drawings also 

 by himself. 



