ACCOUNTS, &C. OF BRITISH MUSEUM. 11 



The Etchings of Van Dyck, which were mixed up in the seneral collection of the Prints 

 engraved after that Master, have been taken out, cleaned and ananged in two volumes, 

 uniform with the Etchings of the other Dutch and Flemish Painters. 



The Register, and the Book containing the List of Presentations, have been made up to 

 the present time. 



The most important acquisitions of the last year are, — 



A curious collection of the Prints of the earlier German Engravers, amounting to 

 1,755 in number; amongst them will be found no fewer than 164 specimens by the 

 Master of 1466 and the artists of that period. 



An uncommonly fine collection of early Italian art, embracing the most extensive 

 collection of the Workers in Nielli known. It consists of 103 specimens in Silver, 

 15 impressions in Sulphur, and 63 impressions on paper. These are followed by 

 600 specimens by the Engravers who flourished prior to the time of Marc Antonio, 

 Baccio Bandinelli, Sandro Botticelli, Antonio Pollajuolo, Marcello Fogolino, Andrea 

 Mantegna, etc. etc. 



A fine collection of the Engravings of Wille. 



Considerable additions have been made to the collection of Dutch and Flemish Etchings. 



In the Enolish Schoijl, rare Prints by Elstrache, Faithorne and Hollar, and also 

 some curious states of the Engravings of Strange, Woollett and Sharpe. 



A few Drawings by Van Dyck, Swanevelt, and Edridge. 



Some valuable presentations have been made ; amongst others — 



A Quarto Volume, containing 73 Engravings by Adam Ghisi, from the Prophets and 



Sybils of Michael Angelo ; presented by the Rev. C. A. Belli. 

 Two Folio Volumes of Drawings, by Lady Callcott; presented by Sir Augustus Call- 



cott, R.A. 

 Seven Proofs and Etchings of Engravings, executed at the expense of the Art Union 



of London; presented by the Committee of the Art Union. 

 The Judgment of Solomon, engraved after RafFaelle, by Anderloni ; presented by the 



Marquess of Northampton. 



British Museum,") J. Forshall, 



24 Jan. 1846. / Secretary. 



