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During March and April the new rooms were occupied with an 

 International Exhibition of Photographs and appliances shewing the 

 development of this branch of science. During the season numerous 

 lectures were given illustrated by the Oxy hydrogen Light, and several 

 Conversaziones were held ; the Exhibition was under the auspices of the 

 Liverpool Amateur Photographic Association, and excited great interest, 

 the attendance being very large. 



In May the Liverpool Society of Painters in "Water Colours, held 

 their Annual Exhibition in the Gallery. 



Another important event which occurred in the Gallery during the 

 year was the meetings of the first Art Congress of the National 

 Association for the advancement of Art, which took place from 

 December 3rd to the 7th, under the presidency of Sir Frederick 

 Leighton, Bart., P.R.A., the Chairman of the Local Committee being 

 Sir James A. Picton. The whole of the building was placed at the 

 disposal of the Association during their hours of meeting, five 

 rooms being set apart for the reading of papers, exhibition of objects 

 and discussion, and on Thursday, December 6th, the Gallery, Picton 

 Eeading Room and Mayer Collection were thrown open to Members 

 and Associates for a Conversazione. 



The picture of the " Captive Andromache," by Sir F. Leighton, formed 

 a prominent object in the Autumn Exhibition. A desire was expressed 

 in many quarters to secure this picture for our Permanent Gallery. 

 The Committee in response to this feeling entered into negotiations 

 with the Artist for the purchase of the picture which resulted in a 

 provisional agreement at the price of £4,000. This was negatived by 

 the Council, and no purchases out of the Exhibition have been made 

 this year. 



The Statistics will be found below. 



List of Woeks added to the Permanent Collection, 



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Donations — 

 Portrait of H. Lonsdale Elmes, Architect of St. George's Hall, 

 engraved by T. 0. Barlow, R.A. ; presented by Lucas P. Stubbs, Esq. 



