44 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



A series of duplicate engravings, in seventy-three 

 frames, has been lent to the committee of the exhibition at 

 Workington. 



A series of duplicate etchings, in fifty-nine frames, has 

 been lent to the Corporation of Kingston-on-Thames. 



The Keeper's work on " Early Engraving and Engravers 

 in England " has been completed and published. 



The preparation of a descriptive catalogue of the collection 

 of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts has been continued. 



The preparation of a descriptive catalogue of the collection 

 of English Drawings has been continued and carried down to 

 the end of the alphabet, and a portion of it has been sent 

 to the printer. 



The work of inserting references to the Cheylesmore 

 collection in the index to the collection of English Portraits 

 has been continued and completed. 



References to the collection of portraits of foreigners 

 resident in England have been written for the index to the 

 collection of English Portraits. 



All English portraits recently acquired have been indexed 

 and catalogued. 



The preparation of a catalogue of the collection of 

 drawings by Rembrandt, for departmental use, has been 

 commenced. 



The transcription for press of the catalogues of English 

 Portraits and English Drawings has been continued. 



The preparation of an index to the Banks collection of 

 shop bills, &c., has been commenced. 



One hundred and seven duplicates belonging to the 

 Franks collection of Book plates have been stamped as such 

 preparatory to their being returned to the executors. 



Three thousand six hundred and nineteen items have 

 ^Deen entered in the Register of acquisitions. 



Nine thousand one hundred and six prints, drawings, »Sz;c., 

 recently acquired, have been impressed with the departmental 

 stamp and references to the Register, and nine hundred and 

 seventy have received the special Reeve and Cheylesmore 

 stamps. 



The work of preparing, specially repairing, and mounting 

 a selection from the Cheylesmore collection of mezzotint 

 portraits, additional to that shown in the exhibition gallery 

 lias been continued. 



Seven hundred and twenty-three drawings and prints have 

 been prepared and mounted on sunk mounts, and three 

 hundred and seventy-two others have been mounted in the 

 ordinary manner. 



