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VISITORS. 



The Gallery has been open on 254 days during the year, and closed on 

 32 days for cleaning and rearrangement of the permanent collection. 

 551,138 persons have visited the Gallery during the year, being a daily 

 average of 2,169. Of this number 72,093 paid for admission to the 

 Autumn Exhibition of pictures, and 4,391 school children, specially 

 invited to -visit the Exhibition, are also included in the gross total of 

 visitors. 



Every effort has been made during the year to make the fullest display 

 possible of the works of art belonging to the town, and with this view 

 the beautiful series of facsimiles of works of sacred art known as the 

 Arundel collection were specially framed and exhibited in illustration of 

 the Florentine, Roman, and Flemish schools. To these were added a 

 number of busts in marble and plaster of notable men which had hitherto 

 been very imperfectly displayed in the Museum. 



The Committee have added to the ornamental appearance of the 

 building by laying out the ground in the areas with plants and gravel 

 walks, and flower boxes have been placed in the windows, the work having 

 been most tastefully carried out by Mr. Richardson, of the Botanic 

 Gardens, and it is believed that the public have expressed pleasure and 

 satisfaction at these endeavours to add to the cheerful appearance of the 

 town. 



The Committee, with a desire to assist in the promotion of a taste for 

 art in other parts of the country, acceded to several requests for loans of 

 paintings from the permanent collection, and the following were lent for 

 limited periods : — 



To THE Nottingham Art Museum — 



"And When Did You Last See Your Father?" (Yeames.) 

 "Julian the Apostate Presiding at a Conference of Sectarians.'" 

 (Armitage.) 



To the Darwen Art Treasures' Exhibition — 



" A Nautical Argument." (Hemy.) " Snowdon, from Capel 

 Curig." (Finnie.) " The Hunted Slaves." (Ansdell.) 



