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The lithographs by French, German, Spanish, and Italian artists have been separated 

 from the etchings, and arranged in two portfolios. 



The general collection of prints after English masters has been re-arranged in nineteen 

 portfolios, instead of fourteen as before, and the separate ijortfolios of works of the more 

 important artists have been re-arranged and sorted. 



The etchings by Professor Legros have been arranged in one imperial and two royal 

 solanders. 



The supplementary collection of Early German and Dutch Prints described by Bartsch, 

 hitherto preserved in thirteen solander cases, has been re-arranged in twenty o-uard- 

 bdoks. 



The supplementary collection of Early German Prints described in Vol. VIII. of 

 Bartsch's " Peintre Graveur," has been examined and arranged with a view to its incor- 

 poration with the original collection. 



The works of foreign artists who worked in England have been brought together and 

 arranged as a distinct class, the drawings in seventeen royal and two imperial solanders, 

 the etchings and lithographs in two royal solanders and one portfolio, the engraving's in 

 three portfolios, and the prints illustrating the works of painters in three portfolios. 



The supplementary collection of Italian Etchings has been re-arranged in two port- 

 folios. 



The collection of Scenes and Characters for the Toy Theatre has been arranged in 

 eight albums. 



The re-arrangement in chronological order of the works of William Sharp has been 

 commenced. 



1 he supplementary series of English Portraits, hitherto arranged alphabetically, has 

 been prepared for incorporation with the main classified collection, and those belongincr to 

 Class II. (nobility) have been so incorporated. A new index to the whole collection has 

 been commenced, and one hundred and fifty titles written for it. 



A preliminary catalogue has been ju'epared of the works of VVilliam Hogarth. 



The general MS. index of artists represented in the Department has been continued, 

 and the English division and that of foreign artists who worked in England completed. 

 Four thousand one hundred and forty-eight titles have been written for it. 



The new MS. catalogue of the collection of Books of Prints has been completed. 

 Four hundred and sixty-five titles have been written for it. 



The English mezzotint portraits possessed by the Department have been marked off in 

 an Interleaved copy of Mr. Chaloner Smith's published catalogue, errors in the descrip- 

 tions being noted, and references to the catalogue marked on the prints. 



One hundred and eleven English Mezzotints have been entered in the MS. catalogue 

 of the collection. 



The prints published bj- the Art Union of London, hitherto kept together in one port- 

 folio, have been distributed with the works of the respective painters. 



The fine modern prints purchased at the McQueen sale in 1866, hitherto kept together 

 in a portfolio, have been distributed with the works of the respective engravers. 



The collection of portraits of persons connected with the Fine Arts, presented by the 

 late Mr. George Smith, has been incorporated with the general collection of English 

 portraits. 



Tno thousand and one prints and drawings have been incorporated with the collections 

 to which they severally belong. 



The loan collection of duplicate engravings was lent to the Committee of the Art 

 Treasures Exhibition at Folkestone, and a portion of the same collection subsequently 

 to the Committee of the Loan Exhibition, St. Jude's, Whitechapel. 



Three thousand three hundred and fifty-two items have been entered in the register 

 of acquisitions. 



Titles have been written for the prints in "The Portfolio," 1870-1886, and for the 

 drawings in the Crace collection of London Topography, and Crowle's copy of Pennant's 

 " Loudon." 



The sketch-book of Jacopo Bellini, which in its former condition could not be examined 

 without risk, has been rebound and the leaves Inlaid to insure its preservation. 



Seven thousand, five hundred and thirty prints, drawings, etc, have been impressed 

 with the departmental stamp and references to the register. 



Four hundred and fifty-five drawings have been placed on sunk mounts, and one 

 thousand, one hundred and ninety-four prints have been mounted in the ordinary 

 manner. 



An unrivalled collection of architectural drawings on vellum by Jacques Androuet du 

 Cerceau, illustrating the chief castles and palaces of France, forming part of the King's 

 Library, has been transferred to the custody of the Department of Prints and Draw- 



Six albums, containing drawings chiefly of plants and animals, by Albrecht Diirer, Jan 

 and Jacob van Huysum, Toudouze, and others, which were transferred from the Depart- 

 ment of Prints and Drawings to that of MSS. in the year 1845, have been re-transferred 

 to the former Department. 



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