38 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



All Books of Prints and Books of Reference recently 

 acquired have been indexed and placed. 



The preparation of a catalogue of all the English Mezzotints 

 contained in the Department has been continued. 



The preparation of slips for an index to the collection of 

 Foreign Portraits has been continued. 



The working copy of the new printed index of artists of 

 the French School has been completed by the insertion of the 

 references. 



The second copy of the index of Italian artists has been 

 corrected and completed. 



The notes of M. Haverkorn van Ryswyck on the drawings 

 by William van de Velde, sen. and jun. have been transcribed 

 for the use of students. 



All new names have been entered, and all necessary altera- 

 tions effected in the general indexes of artists. 



One hundred and twenty-seven drawings, and two thousand 

 four hundred and thirty-five prints recently acquired have 

 been incorporated with the collections to which they severally 

 belong. 



Six thousand nine hundred and four prints, drawings, &;c., 

 recently acquired, have been impressed with the depart- 

 mental stamp, and references to the Register. The work of 

 impressing with a special stamp the Schreiber collection of 

 playing cards, has also been in progress, and three hundred 

 and eighty-seven packs, have been stamped. The work of 

 impressing with a special stamp the Franks collection of book 

 plates has been commenced, and eight thousand seven hundred 

 and ninety-four items have been stamped. 



One hundred and ninety-five drawings and nine hundred 

 and ninety-four prints have been placed on sunk mounts, and 

 one hundred and thirty-six prints and photographs have 

 been mounted in the ordinary manner. 



Three thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine items have 

 been entered in the Register of acquisitions. 



The number of students admitted to the Print Room during 

 the year ending 31st December 1897 was 6,206. 



One hundred and ninety-nine applications were made for 

 leave to photograph objects in the collection, and 1,584 photo- 

 graphs were taken. 



II. — Additions. 



The total number of prints, drawings, &;c., acquired during 

 the year (exclusive of the Franks collection of book-plates) 

 was 5,053, of which the following are the most important : — 



Italian School. 



Dratvings, 



Anonymous, North Italian, about 1500. A cavalry 

 skirmish. 



