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RECORDS OF IV. A. MUSEUM. 
Australians to have attained the distinction of election as Associes 
de la Societe des Beaux Arts in Paris. The Gallery is indebted ta 
Sir James D. Linton, P.R.I., for the present of a charming 
“ Portrait of a Lady ” by Sir Wm. Beechey, R.A. (1753-1839). 
Arts and Crafts. — The Imperial Academy of Science at St. 
Petersburg has sent out a very valuable collection of Russian 
porcelain, which includes a statuette, “ Lost in Thought.” These 
have been acquired in exchange for native weapons and other 
duplicate specimens. 
N.B. — With the exception of the Frontispiece, the plates were made by 
Mr. H. J. Pether, the Government photolithographer, from photo- 
graphs taken by Mr. G. Pitt Morison, of the Museum. It has been 
found necessary to print each block on a separate page, therefore 
there are two each of Plates II., III., and V. 
