44 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Reading, John, organist of Dulwich College ; photograph 

 from a picture at the College. Presented by W. B. Sqidre, 

 Esq. 



Stuart, Miss ; after G. Willison, by V. Green, mezzotint. 



Walker, Frederick, the artist ; five photographs. Presented 

 by Mr. E. Leggatt. 



William III. and the Duke of Schomberg ; after G. Kneller, 

 by M. Ford, a very rare mezzotint ; injured impression, 

 coloured. 



Costume. 



Twenty-four plates of Spanish costume ; after Manuel de 

 la Cruz, by Juan de la Cruz, 1777. 



Fifte^ plates of Neapolitan costumes ; etchings by G. 

 Dura. 



The Elements ; four plates by N. Bonnart. 



The Quarters of the Globe ; four plates published by A. 

 Trouvain, 1C95. 



The Senses, Sciences, etc. ; nine plates published by J. 

 Mariette. 



Twenty-fou^r plates of Oriental costume, by G. Scotin and 

 others. 



" Costumes of the lower orders of London " ; set of 

 twelve etchings by T. D. Busby, 1820 ; coloured. 



Sets and Collections. 



The collection of Playing Cards bequeathed by Lady 

 Charlotte Schreiber, briefly referred to in the last annual 

 report, has now been sorted and registered. It consists of 158 

 Italian, 394 German, 207 French, 172 English, 55 Spanish, 

 59 Swiss, 18 Dutch, 14 Flemish, 4 Russian, 3 Swedish, 3 Por- 

 tuguese, 8 American, and 41 Oriental packs, together with 

 upwards of 200 uncut sheets, 28 original wood blocks, many 

 prints cut from books, wrappers, advertisements, and prints 

 relating to cards ; in all 1,686 items. The collection includes, 

 with many other interesting examples, the curious 

 " Stukeley " pack ; an unique sheet of a suit of cups, attri- 

 buted to the "Master of the Banderoles," c. 1470 ; five of the 

 second series of the so-called " Tarocchi di Mantegna," which 

 were required to complete the Museum set ; the very rare 

 pack by Jost Amman, 1588 ; a sheet by Andre Perrocet, early 

 IGth century; the well-known heraldic pack by Brianville ; 

 and eleven scarce Englisli historical packs, illustrating the 

 Popish Plots, the Rump Parliament, Monmouth's Rebellion; 

 the reigns of James II. and Queen Anne, and the Sacheverell 

 Trial. 



A collection of 232 engraved title-pages, including many by 

 Elstracke, Cecill, Payne, Marshall, and other early English 

 engravers ; 104 engraved portraits, English and foreign. 

 An album containing 299 sheets of di-awings for playing 



cards, 



