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Authors must not append tlieir names to tbeir papers; they sliould 

 merely add a private mark, given also on a sealed note inclosing their 

 names and addresses. If this regulation be not complied with, the 

 rizes will not be awarded. 



Papers sent after the prescribed time, or those of which the authors 

 make themselves known in any manner whatever, will be excluded from 

 competition. 



The academy insists upon the greatest exactness in quotations; it 

 requires, therefore, that competitors specify the editions and the pages 

 of the works referred to in the papers presented for its decision. ' 



Manuscript-illustrations alone will be accepted. The academy re- 

 serves the right to publish prize-essays. The authors of papers j)ub. 

 lished in the collections will be entitled to one hundred copies for their 

 own use. They may also obtain additional copies by paying the printer 

 four centimes (one cent) a sheet. 



The academy deems it necessary to remind competitors that papers 

 which have been submitted to its judgment are retained in its archives 

 as its i3roperty. Authors may at any time obtain copies at their expense 

 by addressing the permanent secretary to that effect. 



SUBJECTS IN APPLIED AET. 



Faintmg. 



A design for a painting 1™. 50 (5 feet) high and 4™. 50 (15 feet) broad' 

 for a frieze 5"" (16 feet) above the floor. This painting is intended for a. 

 hall in a hospital, and should be on the subject, " Give food to the hun- 

 gry and drink to the thirsty." The design submitted should be made 

 one-half the above dimensions, namely: 0°^. 75 high and 2"^. 25 broad. 



A prize of 1,000 francs ($200) will be awarded to the successful com- 

 petitor. A draught of the design will be kept in the academy. , Paint- 

 ings intended tor competition must be sent to the secretary of thfr 

 academy before September 1, 1874. 



Engraving. 



A prize of 600 francs (1 120) will be awarded to the maker of the 

 best engraving executed in Belgium, during the period from January 

 1, 1872, to January 1, 1874, alter the design of an old or recent master 

 of the Flemish school. 



Competitors should submit a copy of their work before September 1, 

 1874. 



General regulations relative to this competition, — Competitors must not 

 inscribe their names on their productions ; they must only affix a mark, 

 given also on a sealed note containing their name and address. The 

 prizes will not be awarded if this regulation be not complied with. 



Works sent after the expiration of the prescribed time, or those of 

 which the artist's name is made known in any way whatever, will be 



excluded from competition. 



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