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WALKER ART GALLERY. 



Since the date of the last report the Gallery has been open on 264 days 

 and closed on 49 days for cleaning and the re-arrangement of the 

 permanent pictures in the upper rooms. 



484,402 persons have visited the Gallery during the year, being a 

 daily average of 1,834. 



This total includes 72,919 persons who visited the Autumn Exhibi- 

 tion, and 6,870 pupils of schools of various denominations admitted 

 gratuitously by invitation of the Committee. 



The Art Students who have the privilege of copying have availed 

 themselves of this advantage to about the same extent as last year, the 

 average attendance on the Student days being 14. 



A descriptive Catalogue of the Pictures in the Permanent Collection 

 has been compiled by the Curator, with the sanction of the Com- 

 mittee, and since its publication in July last 3,600 Copies have been 

 disposed of. 



AUTUMN EXHIBITION OF PICTUKES. 



1881. 1880. 

 Number of Pictures and other "Workg of 



Art exhibited 1,435 1,081 



Number of Pictures sold 315 ^'^ 



Amount realised by sales £12,210 11 £11,753 7 6 



Season Tickets 2,657 475 14 2,672 499 16 



Admissions at one shilling 28,695 1,434 15 28,991 1449 11 



Ditto sixpence 11,569 289 4 6 1C,969 274 4 6 



Ditto threepence 30,098 376 4 6 35,i98 439 19 6 



Catalogues sold 468 19 9 609 7 3 



Commission on sales 523 7 6 644 3 3 



Amount received exclusive of sales 3,044 17 9 3,172 18 3 



The following table will be read with interest by all concerned in the 

 culture of Art : — 



