42 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



The preparation of a catalogue of the Franks collection 

 of Bookplates has been continued, and fifteen thousand four 

 hundred and sixty-six titles have been written. The work 

 of re-arranging the collection and eliminating duplicates has 

 been commenced, and ten thousand nine hundred and nineteen 

 items have been removed from the albums for this purpose. 



The preparation of a catalogue of all the English Mezzotints 

 contained in the Department has been continued. 



The preparation of slips for a general index to the collection 

 of Foreign Portraits has been continued. 



All additions to the collections of English and foreign 

 print- sale catalogues have been entered in the indexes. 



All new names have been entered, and all necessary 

 alterations effected, in the general indexes of artists. 



All additions recently made to the collection of English 

 Mezzotints have been entered in the special catalogue. 



The transcription for press of the catalogues of English 

 Portraits and Drawings has been continued. 



Forty drawings and one thousand three hundred and 

 thirty-eight prints recently acquired have been incorporated 

 with the collections to which they severally belong. 



Five thousand seven hundred and eighty-six prints, draw- 

 ings, &c., recently acquired, have been impressed with the 

 departmental stamp and references to the Register, 



The work of impressing with a special stamp the Franks 

 •collection of Book-plates has been continued, and fourteen 

 thousand six hundred and one have been stamped. 



One hundred and seventy-three drawings and one hundred 

 and fifteen prints have been mounted on sunk boards, and 

 six hundred and forty-tw^o prints have been mounted in the 

 ordinary manner. 



Three thousand eight hundred and ninety-one items have- 

 been entered in the Register of Acquisitions. 



The number of students admitted to the Print Room during 

 the year ending 31st December 1899 was 6,120. 



Two hundred and seventy-five applications were made for 

 leave to photograph objects in the collection, and 1,798 photo- 

 graphs were taken. 



II. — Additions. 



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

 the year w^as 4,597, of w^hich the following are the most 



important 



Italian School. 



iraivmgs. 



Anonymous, Sienese, 14th century. Design for a frieze, 

 v/ith subjects from the Passion, divided by projecting figures 

 of apostles ; pen and bistre on vellum ; very fine work. 



