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The preparation of a catalogue of the Franks collection 

 of Bookplates has been proceeded with, and the work of re- 

 arranging the collection and eliminating duplicates has been 

 continued. 



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. 



A working index to the collection of reproductions of 

 drawings by the old masters has been drawn up. 



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 indexes of artists. 



The transcription for press of the catalogues of English 

 Portraits, English Drawings, and Early German and Flemish 

 Woodcuts has been continued. 



Ninety drawings and two thousand seven hundred and 

 fifty-two prints recently acquired have been incorporated 

 with the collections to which they severally belong. 



Eight thousand seven hundred and thirty-five prints, draw- 

 ings, etc., 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 thirteen 

 thousand nine hundred and six have been stamped. 



Four hundred and eighty-three drawings and two hundred 

 and seventy-one prints have been mounted on sunk boards, 

 and two hundred and seventy-one prints have been mounted 

 in the ordinary manner. 



Three thousand seven hundred and twenty-five items have 

 been entered in the Register of Acquisitions. 



The number of students admitted to the Print Room during 

 the year ending 31st December 1900 Vv^as 5,755. 



Two hundred and seventy-five applications were made foi- 

 leave to photograph objects in the collection, and 1,273 photo- 

 graphs were taken. 



II. — Additions. 



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

 the year was 11,133, of which the following are the most 

 important ; — 



Sets and Collections. 



A collection of drawings, of great interest and importance, 

 comprising fifty- seven examples by Perugino, Leonardo da 

 Vinci, Vasari, Parmegiano, Pierino del Vaga, Paolo Veronese, 



