ACCOUNTS, &C. OF BRITISH MUSEUM. 



The cast of the head of the great statue at Metreheiiny has been placed in the North-west 

 Vestibule, and some of the larger and heavier Steles have been set up in the same place. 



The casts of the Frieze from a small temple near Kalabche, now in the Egyptian Room, 

 are in the course of being painted in imitation of the originals. 



Tile Catalogues of Numismatic acquisitions of the year 1840 have been completed, and 

 some progress has been made in those of 1841 ; but tliat progress has been impeded by the 

 preparations for the sale of duplicates. 



The Catalogues of Antiquities acquired in 1841 are nearly completed. 



The Catalogue of Egyptian Papyri is nearly completed. 



The Catalogues of Mr. Millin^en's Coins, of Mr. Stewart's Babylonian Antiquities, and 

 the gold objects purchased from Signor Campanari, are completed. 



The description of Museum Marbles, Part IX., is completed, and on the eve of publica- 

 tion, and mucli progress is made in the preparation of Part X. 



Of the Lithographic fac-similies of the Hieratic Papyri, Part I. is completed and 

 published. 



The principal acquisitions of the past year have been — 



A collection of curious objects from the South Sea Islands, presented by Her Majesty. 



A beautiful Terra Cotta Vase in form of the head of Pallas. 



An Egyptian Boat of calcareous stone. 



A portion of tesselated pavement, discovered under the French Protestant Church 



near the Bank of England. 

 A collection of Etruscan gold ornaments, purchased from Signor Campanari. 

 A bronze statue of Venus Urania, purchased from Mr. Millingen. 



About 8,100 Coins, amongst which tne more remarkable are, — 



A collection of 150 gold, 1,742 silver, 1,942 copper, ancient Greek Coins, purchased 



from Mr. Burgon. 

 A collection of 102 gold, 684 silver, 518 copper, ancient Greek Coins, purchased from 



Mr. C. R. Stewart. 

 One thousand four hundred and forty silver coins, from a mass of treasure found in 



Cuerdale, presented, with Her Majesty's permission, by the Chancellor and Council 



of the Duchy of Lancaster. 



Departmekt op Prints and Drawings. 



The remounting of the old German School has been finished in six portfolios ; the works 

 of Lucas Van Leyden have been dismounted, cleaned, repaired and remounted in two port- 

 folios ; the collection of prints after Correggio has been mounted in seven portfolios ; the 

 works of J an sen have been mounted in two portfolios ; the works of John Van de Velde 

 have been mounted in three portfolios. A Catalogue Raisonne has been made of the works 

 of John Livens. 



The Register of the collection has been completed up to the end of the year 1841. 



The following additions have been made, — 

 364 Prints by W. Sharp. 

 31 Prints after Sir Joshua Reynolds. 

 56 Prints after Sir Thomas Lawrence. Also, 

 Several valuable additions to the old Italian and German Schools, also to the works of 

 Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Rubens, Jordaens, Swanevelt, Sachtleven, Faithorne, Houbraken 

 and others. 



A collection of 209 Portraits, being all the portrait publications of Messrs. Paul and 

 Dominic Colnaghi, and presented by them to the Print Room. 



A Pax mounted in brass, containing two silver plates with work in Niello. 



A silver cup and cover of Niello work, representing various games in medallions con- 

 nected together by Arabesque entwinings, being the largest piece of Niello work known. 



British Museum, \ t n i u a i^ 



22 January 1842./ '^- Forshall, Secretary. 



