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Engravings by Lucas van Leyden (a proof of the Venus and Cupid before the monogram 

 and date of 1528, Bartsch, vol. vii, p. 412, No. 138). Fine proofs by A. VVierx (particu- 

 larly the portrait of Sir Thomas More), H. Goltzius, T. Matham, Saenredam, Muller, C. 

 Visschev, W. Vaillant, Suyderhoef, a rare proof by A. Blooteling of the equestrian portrait 

 of Peter Schout, described by Wilson at page 150 of his '■ Catalogue Raisonne of the Select 

 Collection of Engravings of an Amateur ;" also, a collection of Book Titles designed by 

 Rubens, Diepenbeck, and others, 



French School. — Dravi'ings by Watteau, also 63 original designs in red chalk by 

 Bouchardon, of the Cries of Paris, which vpere etched by the Count de Caylus. 

 Prints and Etchings by Callot, Desnoyer, Blery, &c. 



English School. — An interesting Illumination of the 12th century, containing 24 subjects 

 from the Life of Christ. 



Drawings by F. Place, (pupil of Hollar), D. Loggan, M. Laroon. The original designs 

 by Sir James Thornhill for the paintings in the dome of St. Paul's, Hayman, W. Pars, 

 M. A. Rooker, W. Hamilton, e. a., W. Alexander, Loutherbourg, (the original studies from 

 nature of the vessels introduced in his picture of Lord Howe's Victory), Harlowe, W. M. Craig, 

 Coney, Bonington, D. Wilkie, W. Geikie, Ker Porter, L. Clennel, and R. Cooke. 



Prints. — An English Indulgence printed from a wood block, having on it a representation 

 of the " Ecce Homo" of the early portion of the 15th century. Early and curious states 

 of the works of Hogarth, Woollett, M'Ardell, Bartolozzi, Bromley, Raimbach, J. Pye, 

 J. H. Robinson, Doo, Engelhart, Linnel, Lupton. Etchings by Gravelot, Loutherbourg, 

 Bunbury, Ibbetson, Crome, A. Cooper, A. Geddes, D. Roberts, G. Cruickshank, &c. 



Considerable additions have been made to the Collection of British Portraits. 



W. H. Carpenter. 



Note.—^he work of copying and lithographing the Cuneiform Inscriptions of Assyria and 

 Babylonia has been continued during the past year; the result up to the 12th February 1858 is 

 reported to be as follows : 



Seven Inscriptions, forming 12 sheets, and 818 lines, completed, and 500 copies struck off. 



Four Inscriptions, forming 9 sheets, and 918 lines, completed and ready for printing, and 



Six Inscriptions, forming 15 pages, in a forward state of progress. 



British Museum,~l A. Panizzi, 



17 April 1858. J Principal Librarian. 



