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



The Drawings by masters of the English School, recently acquired, have been similarly 

 treated, 



A selection of the best and most interesting examples has been brought together from 

 the collection of drawings by William Hilton, r,a., presented last year by JNliss Tatlock, 

 and deposited in a solander case. 



The Enollsh etchings recently mounted have been incorpoi-ated In the temporary alpha- 

 betical arrangement. 



The specimens of prints of ornaments recently mounted have been incorporated with 

 the collection, and the new names have been added to the alphabetical index. 



The Cataloo-ue of the Books of Prints, formerly contained in one volume, has been 

 broken up, and the titles Incorporated Avith tliose recently written ; the whole, to the 

 number of two thousand nine hundred and eighty-three, have been again pasted down on 

 cartrido-e paper, so as to form three volumes similar to those of the carbonic catalogue in 

 the Library. 



One hundred and one sheets have been written of the first portion of the catalogue of 

 portraits, historical prints, costumes, &c., contained in tlie illustrated copy of Madame de 

 Sevignc's Letters, namely, that of the portraits D — LA. 



Drawings, carbon photographs, and choice prints have been mounted on sunk 

 boards, to'preserve them from injury by friction, to the number of seven hundred and 

 ninety-one ; other examples of less value, to the number of two thousand one hundred 

 and sixty -nine, have been mounted in the ordinary manner ; and in all cases the names 

 and references have been printed In bistre on the mounts. 



Eloht hundred and ninety-eight titles have been prepared for the Catalogue of forelgu 

 portraits. 



'I'hree hundred and fifty for the Catalogue of prints after foreign masters. 



Forty-eight for the Catalogue of books of prints. 



Thirty-seven for the Catalogue of pamphlets on Art subjects in the Library of 

 Keference. 



And one thousand three hundred and thirteen for the Catalogues of English and 

 foreign engravings in mezzotinto. 



All the above titles have been duly incorporated, and the prints to which they refer 

 arranged with their respective collections. 



Seven hundred and fifty-nine titles have been prepared for, and incorporated in the 

 Cataloo-ue of English portraits, and the portraits themselves have been placed in their 

 respective periods and classes, according to Bromley's arrangement. 



Six thousand two hundred and twenty-seven articles have been entered in the register 

 of purchases, presentations, and bequests. 



Prints and drawings have been Impressed Avith the Departmental stamp and register 

 marks, to the number of nine thousand one hundred and tliirty-nine. 



The following acquisitions, 11,381 In number, have been made during the past year : — 



By Presentation ; 2,381 examples : — 



A collection of drawings of ancient architecture, furniture, iron work, stained glass, 

 and tiles, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen in number, mounted in thirteen folio 

 and eight quarto volumes, together with seventeen small sketch books ; by the late 

 William Twopeny ; accompanied by a catalogue and an alphabetical index. Presented 

 by Edward Twopeny, Esq. 



" Elysium and Tartarus, or the State of Final Retribution," and " The DIagorides 

 Victors at Olympla"; two lai-ge pen drawings by James Barry, It. A., for his pictures in 

 the great room of the Society of Arts : also an etching from the principal group in 

 the second of the above subjects ; two states, printed on one sheet. Presented by J. 

 Power Hicks, Esq. 



Thirty-eight unpublished amateur etchings, by Henry Cole, Esq., C.B. ; presented by 

 himself. 



Artist's proofs before letters of portraits of Lord Hatherley, Lord Muncaster, the 

 Earl of Radnor, and John Faber, Esq. ; engraved by John Richardson Jackson, Esq., 

 and presented by him. 



An important donation by J. Deffett Francis, Esq. ; namely, eighty-two drawings, 

 including a series of forty-seven slight, but highly interesting, sketches by Willlani Blake, 

 and also examples by W. Alexander, H. P. Bonlngton, J. Cristall, J. Scarlett Davis, 

 W. De la Motte, H. Edridge, T. Hearne, Ozias Humphry, r.a., Malsphant, J. Matham, 

 W. Muller, T. Rowlandson, P. Sandby,R.A., D. Serres, F. Tatham, F. Tayler, J. Varley, 

 Watkeys, &c. ; forty-eiffht portraits, after T. Gainsborough, Sir J. Reynolds, T. Row- 

 landson, Tomllnson, Woolaston, &c. ; fifty-five prints after English masters, including 

 examples after W. Blake, C B. Cipriani, r.a., A. Cooper, r.a., G. Cooper, R. Cosway, 

 R.A., A. W. Devis, T. Gainsborough, r.a., T. S. Goode, Gwinn, J. Hayter, C. R. Leslie, 

 R.A., J. Martin, S. RIgaud, G. Romney, R.A., A. Walker, &c. ; thirty-three prints after 

 foreign masters, Including examples after Bassano, N. Berchem, G. Cagnacci, G. da Carpi, 

 H. Gravelot, Titian, P. de Witte, &c. ; seventeen English etchings, by W. Blake, J. 

 Crome, A. Kauffman, r.a., S. Prout, T. Rowlandson, W. Sherlock, and B. Wilson ; five 

 foreign etchings, by G. Poussin, G. B. Tiepolo, &c. ; five English mezzotints, by R. 

 Houston, S. W. Reynolds, and W. Ward, &c. 



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