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



The works of John Jones, the eminent mezzotint engraver, father of the recently 

 deceased George Jones, r.a., have been mounted, and arranged in five volumes, with the 

 names of the subjects and the references printed in bistre. 



A working catalogue has been prepared of the etchings by Griuseppe Maria Mitelli, and 

 the Print Room inventory and register marks of those already in the collection have been 

 affixed to each description. It is worthy of notice that only 167 of this master's works 

 are described in Bartsch's " Peintre-graveur," while the above list comprises 421. 

 Mitelli was, in addition to being a painter, an eminent caricaturist at Bologna, 1669-1691, 

 and probably amused and interested as many people as our own Gillray. 



The works of Stefano della Bella have been mounted and arranged in five cases, the 

 references to Le Blanc and also to the Register being printed in bistre on each mount. 



The works of Martin Heemskerck have been arranged aind marked off in the catalogue 

 written by Kerrick. 



All the Early German Prints, and the Carbon Photographs from Prints in the Douce 

 Collection, acquired lately, have been marked oif in Hartsch and Passavant, and arranged 

 ready for mounting. 



The names of the Modern German Masters have been entered in the index of the 

 names of painters of that school, and references made to the position of their works in 

 each portfolio. The names of the modern French masters have also been treated in a 

 similar manner. 



Additions have been made to the fine specimens of engraving by Dutch and Flemish 

 engravers, making in all seven volumes instead of six. 



The collection of the etchings of Charles Bracquemond has been re-arranged, the 

 recent purchases having been incorporated, making now two volumes in place of one. 



A full Index has been made of the titles in the first volume of the Catalogue of Satirical 

 Prints, Political and Personal. 



Several series of works of English Masters have been brought together and arranged 

 in guard-books ; namely, those of John Collet, Abraham Cooper, W. L- Leitch, C. Nattes, 

 Sir William Allan, r.a., H. W. Bunbury, G. B, Cipriani, k.a., Maria and Richard 

 Cosway, Daniel Macllse, R.A., Charles Robert Leslie, r.a., and the larger works of 

 Thomas Stothard, R.A. 



Two thousand five hundred and eighteen English portraits have been arranged into 

 periods and classes, and incorporated in the collection. 



Three thousand seven hundred and thirty-nine Etchings and Engravings by De Gheyn, 

 Claude Mellan, Holbein, De Bry, Bonasone, WIerix, Nanteuil, &c., have been mounted, 

 with the names and references printed in bistre. 



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

 and other causes, to the number of seventy-nine ; 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 mounts. 



Twenty-one of the old volumes of prints and etchings, belonging to the Sloaue and 

 Cracherode Collections, have been broken up, and their contents incorporated with the 

 general collection, each print being impressed with the Department stamp and reference 

 to the general inventory. 



One thousand two hundred and seventy-nine titles have been prepared for the Cata- 

 logue of foreign portraits. 



Four hundred and eighty-six titles have been prepared for the Catalogue of prints after 

 foreign masters. 



Two hundred and fifty-nine titles have been prepared for Catalogues of Pamphlets on 

 Art subjects in the Library of Reference. 



One thousand two hundred and ninety-one titles have been prepared for Catalogues 

 of English portraits. 



Nine hundred and thirty-eight foreign portraits have been incorporated with the respec- 

 tive collections. 



All the prints after foreign masters acquired during the year, for which titles have been 

 written, have been arranged and incorporated with their respective schools and masters. 



The recent additions made to the collection of etchings by English artists and amateurs 

 have been arranged and incorporated, and twenty additional names have been added to 

 the list. 



Nineteen thousand four hundred and fifty-five 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 29,014, being 25,394 according to the registration, and 3,665 

 according to the inventory of 1837. 



Five thousand eight hundred and two titles for the Moll Collection of German portraits 

 have been pasted down on full sized slips of cartridge paper, and incorporated with those 

 of the general collection of foreign portraits. 



The following acquisitions have been made during the past year : — 



By Presentation ; 671 examples — 

 A collection of 84 specimens of the works of Samuel Cousins, r.a., consisting of fine 

 and early proofs selected by him for the Print Room, and comprising most of his important 

 works, and many private plates ; presented by Samuel Cousins, Esq., r.a. 



A perfect 



