101. Report of the Committee of Fine Artt. 



nerally that the attempt would not be persevered in, 

 and it was in fact nearly frustrated by the difficulty of 

 finding a suitable place of Exhibition. Shortly, however, 

 before the time at which the Committee proposed to hold 

 it, the Hail of the Museum at the Royal College, which had 

 been under repair, was sufficiently advanced to be used for 

 this purpose, and permission was kindly given to the Com- 

 mittee to occupy it temporarily. The Curator, our esteemed 

 Vice-President, Mr. Bojer, is especially entitled to the thanks 

 of the Committee, and of the Society, for his acquiescence 

 in this arrangement, notwithstanding the trouble which it 

 cost him, and the anxiety caused by a double removal of the 

 objects under his charge. 



In September, notice was given that the Exhibition would 

 be opened on the 11 th October, and contributors were re- 

 quested to send their works between the 23 rd and 30 lb Sep- 

 tember. A Sub-Committee for receiving and hanging the 

 Pictures was appointed, who, with the Secretaiies, were 

 enabled, not without much labor and considerable con- 

 trivance, to hang the unexpectedly large number of works 

 presented, and to overcome or diminish the difficulties of 

 the locale. The great portion of the pictures were hung 

 upon the two sides of a screen, erected for the occasion, 

 which divided the hall longitudinally into two equal parts, 

 at the ends of the room, and on smaller screens at each 

 corner, were placed water color Paintings, and Chalk and 

 Pencil Drawings. From the delay which the public mani- 

 fested in sending in their works, and the time occupied in 

 preparing the Catalogue, the Exhibition was not opened 

 until the 13 th October, two days after that fixed for the 

 opening. It remained open until the 2 nd November, and 

 number of visitors may be estimated at about 1500. 



