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The work of writing slips for the titles of prints after 

 English Masters, with a view to the preparation of a subject- 

 index of that division of the collection, has been continued, 

 and a similar index to prints after Masters of the Dutch and 

 Flemish schools has been commenced. 



The index to the collection of English topographical prints 

 has been continued. 



The index to the artists represented in the Catalogue of 

 Engraved British Portraits has been continued, in manuscript, 

 to the end of the letter Z. 



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

 Foreign Portraits has been continued. 



The re-mounting of the etchings and lithographs by Goya 

 has been completed, and they have been arranged in the order 

 of Hofmann's Catalogue in five solander cases. 



The arrangement of the book-plates by C. W. Sherborn has 

 been completed. 



The arrangement of the French portraits and of several 

 classes of the Foreign Royal Portraits has been revised. 



A large collection of drawings and engravings of natural 

 history, from the Banks Collection, transferred from the Depart- 

 ment of Printed Books, has been arranged and prepared for 

 binding, where necessary. 



Two thousand five hundred and sixty-nine prints, drawings, 

 and books, recently acquired, have been incorporated with the 

 divisions of the collection to which they severally belong. 



Registration. — Six thousand six hundred and three items 

 have been entered in the Register of acquisitions. 



Stamping and Mounting. — Fourteen thousand two hundred 

 and seventeen drawings, prints, &c., recently acquired, have 

 been impressed with the departmental stamp and references to 

 the Register. 



Two hundred and fifteen drawings have been prepared 

 and mounted on sunk mounts, thirty-three prints have been 

 mounted on sunk, and one hundred and fifty-one on plain, 

 mounts ; three hundred and fifty-six book-plates have been 

 placed on paper mounts. All the above have been lettered 

 with the artists' names and references to the Register and to 

 catalogues. 



One hundred and seventy-four drawings by E. H. Bailey 

 and one hundred and thirty-four etchings by A. Lunois have 

 been mounted in readiness for binding. 



Five hundred and ninety-seven drawings, four hundred and 

 seventy-five prints, and a large number of mounts have been 

 cleaned. 



Students. — The total number of visitors admitted to the 

 Print Room during the year ending 31st December 1914 was 

 5,406. The Students' Room was closed from January 1st to 

 May 8th. 



