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Macadam to paint some portraits of his family, and a small 

 photograph of the subject of the painting was given to him to 

 enlarge. He made that a specimen portrait, which was a 

 necessary thing for all artists to have. It was hung at the 

 Manchester Exhibitions, and he dare say had he sent it to 

 London it would have been given a place in the Academy. 

 The style was rather out of fashion, and that made it suitable 

 for a museum. The date of the painting was 1863, and it was 

 now as fresh and bright as it was when painted. 



Mr. W. H. Patterson stated that, as the late President, he 

 had the pleasure of accepting the portrait on behalf of the 

 Society, and of thanking Mr. Hooke most warmly for having 

 presented it. Not only had the picture expression, but it gave 

 an idea of the late Mr. Macadam's size, which portraits very 

 often did not do. He moved that the best thanks of the 

 Society be awarded to Mr. Hooke for his kindness in presenting 

 the Society with that fine portrait of their former President, 

 Mr. James Macadam. 



Mr. Robert Young seconded the resolution, and said he had 

 great pleasure in doing so. He had been very intimate with 

 the late Mr. James Macadam from the time when he was at 

 the Belfast Academy. He was a very distinguished geologist, 

 and one who had taken great interest in that Society. The 

 portrait was a most admirable one, and he thought Mr. Hooke 

 was entitled to their warmest thanks He hoped that was only 

 the beginning of a series of portraits that they should have. 

 They ought to have portraits of their past Presidents. 



Dr. S. Browne said he had much pleasure in accepting the 

 invitation to be present. He was a very intimate friend of the 

 late Mr. James Macadam, and he could say that the portrait 

 was a very true one. He had just had the pleasure of seeing 

 a portrait of Sir David Taylor, painted by Mr. Hooke, and it 

 was a most admirable likeness. He (Dr. Browne) was glad to 

 be present, and to have the opportunity of seeing that portrait 

 of one who had been an intimate and valued friend. 



Mr. R. L. Patterson remarked that he had known Mr. 

 Macadam from his (Mr. Patterson's) earliest boyhood, and 



