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The engravings after Turner described in Vol. I. of Mr. 

 W. G. Kawlinson's Catalogue have been arranged in the order 

 described, and marked off in the Catalogue. 



The work of taking stock of the prints after Italian Masters, 

 and making cross-references from them to the various indexes, 

 has been completed. 



The work of making an index to the artists represented in 

 the Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits has been begun. 



The work of making a duplicate set of index-slips to the 

 Foreign Portraits has been continued. 



An index to portraits contained among drawings by artists 

 of the foreign schools has been commenced. 



The portion of the Cheylesmore Collection of Mezzotints 

 that remains unmounted has been arranged in a new series of 

 portfolios, and a list has been prepared for finding them. 



One thousand three hundred and forty-one prints and 

 drawings, recently acquired, have been incorporated with the 

 divisions of the Collection to which they severally belong. 



Registration. — Four thousand seven hundred and eighty- 

 nine items have been entered in the Register of Acquisitions. 



Staviping and Mounting. — Two thousand eight hundred 

 and thirty-two drawings, prints, etc., recently acquired, have 

 been impressed with the departmental stamp and references to 

 the Register. 



Ninety-five drawings have been prepared and mounted on 

 sunk mounts, and one hundred and sixty-three prints have 

 been mounted either on sunk mounts or in the ordinary 

 manner. 



Five hundred and twenty prints and drawings have been 

 lettered with the artists' names and references to the Register 

 and to catalogues. 



All the drawings from the Salting Collection have been 

 impressed with a special stamp. 



Students. — The total number of visitors admitted to the 

 Print Room during the year ending 31 December 1912 was 

 9,833. 



Photographing. — Four hundred and twenty-six applications 

 were made for leave to photograph, and 1,676 photographs 

 were taken. 



II. — Acquisitions. 

 The total number of prints, drawings, etc., acquired during 

 the year was 5,469, of which the following are the most 

 important : — 



Italian School. 

 Drawings. 

 Anonymous, School of Fontainebleau. Christ and the 

 woman taken in adultery ; red chalk, heightened with white. 

 Presented by Sir Sidney Colvin. 



