36 ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



The whole of the titles written for the desci'iptive catalogue of the prints and drawings 

 illustrating the catalogues of the Society of Artists of Great Britain, 1760-1791, presented 

 by J. H. Anderson, Esq., have been revised, and 200 pages have been transcribed. 



The collection of English etchings in books have been re-arranged, the additions in- 

 corporated, and the references in the catalogue altered. 



The small books of prints after English masters have been re-arranged in two of the 

 cases in the South Grallery, and the references altered in the catalogue, in which 192 nevr 

 titles have been inserted. 



Four hundred and twenty foreign historical prints have been arranged in chronological 

 order, and incorporated in the collection ; they have also been marked off in Drugulin's 

 Historical Atlas, those not mentioned by the author being entered in manuscript. 



Upwards of 1,000 foreign portraits recently acquired have been incorporated, and made 

 available for immediate reference. 



The arrangement of the miscellaneous works of English engravers has been prepared 

 from A to F. 



Drawings have been mounted on sunk boards to preserve them from injury by friction 

 and other causes, to the number of 150; less valuable examples have been mounted in 

 the ordinary manner, and in all cases the names and references have been inscribed in 

 bistre, on the mount. 



Carbon prints from the frescoes by Michael Angelo in the Sistlne Chapel, and the 

 statues in the Vatican, also from the drawings by Aldegrever, Hans Baldung Gruen, H. S. 

 Beham, Melchior Bleidel, D. Burgmair, Albrecht Dlirer, Martin Heemskerk, Hans Holbein, 

 Hans Hopfer, L. Cranach, N. A. Mair, G. Pencz, Ridinger, Rottenhamer, M. Schaffner, 

 Martin Schongauer, Wohlgemut, and ZwoU, in the Louvre, Albertina, Venice, Milan, 

 Florence, and Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Collections, 934 in number, have been carefully 

 mounted on sunk boards, having the names of the artists and the collections to which 

 they belong printed on each mount, and arranged in 15 imperial and 17 royal cases. This 

 plan affords the student the advantage, not hitherto attainable, of comparing at a glance 

 all the best works of the artists whose names are enumerated above. 



One thousand nine hundred and fifty-one etchings and engravings by Hans Holbein, 

 the brothers Wierix, De Gheyn, C. Visscher, E. De Laune, S. della Bella, &c., have 

 been mounted. 



One thousand four hundred and three titles have been prepared for the Catalogue of 

 foreign portraits and historical prints. 



Six hundred and seventy -two titles have been prepared for the Catalogue of prints after 

 foreign masters. 



Two hundred and fifty-two titles have been prepared for the Catalogue of foreign 

 etchings, &c. 



One thousand five hundred and ninety-four titles have been prepared for the Catalogue 

 of prints after English masters. 



One hundred and twenty-six titles have been prepared for the works of the English 

 engravers. 



One hundred and fifty titles have been prepared for the Catalogue of English drawings. 



Three hundred and three titles have been prepared for a catalogue of the portraits after 

 Van Dyck. 



Eight hundred and twenty-four titles have been prepared for the Catalogue of English 

 portraits. 



One hundred titles have been prepared for the English satirical prints. 



Three hundred and thirty-three titles have been prepared for a catalogue of pamphlets, 

 &C., in the Library of Reference. 



Seven thousand seven hundred and seventeen articles have been entered in the register 

 of purchases, presentations, and bequests. 



Prints and Drawings have been impressed with the Department stamp and register 

 marks to the number of 16,857, being 14,094 according to the registration, and 2,763 

 according to the inventory of 1837. 



The foUoAving are among the most important acquisitions of the past year: — 



By Presentation — 



A collection of 82 drawings, 10 by John Smith, called Warwick Smith, others by Sir 

 Willian Allan, Green of York, and early masters of different schools. Also two volumes 

 of prints of Scriptural subjects, principally illustrating the lives of the saints ; presented 

 by Sir Walter C. Trevelyan, Bart. 



A series of etchings by Charles Heathcote Tatham, representing the best examples of 

 ornamental architecture in Italy ; presented by George Richmond, Esq., K.A. 



Artists' proofs of " Eight Coast Scenes after David Cox, Copley Fielding, and Samuel 

 Prout ;" presented by the Council of the Art Union of London. 



Proof before the letters and the arms of " Les Offres Reciproques," after C. W. E. 

 Dietrich, by Jean Georges Wille; presented by M. Dutrich. 



By Purchase — 



Italiiin School: — 

 An anonymous Florentine print of the latter end of the 15th century, representing 

 two females seated, with a figure of Victory, described by Passavant, vol. v., 21, 34. This 

 impression is an earlier state than one bequeathed by Felix Slade, Esq., being before the 



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