REPORTS AND AWARDS. 
189 
Your Committee would be derelict to a plain duty did they 
fail to acknowledge the kindness of Rev. Dr. Norris, of Madi¬ 
son, who presented, not for competition, however, three very 
valuable paintings by old masters, to wit: Mater Dolorosa] an 
original by Titian; an Eece Homo by G erido, and a Mary 
Magdalene , by Morri'chini. Several valuable paintings and 
engravings, the property of Prof. J. C. Pickard, the Sup't of 
the Hall, were also added to the collection, but not for com¬ 
petition. 
No specimens of statuary or carving in stone were presen¬ 
ted in the list submitted to your committee. 
Under the head of Oil Paintings, your Committee found 
themselves embarrassed by wdiat seemed to them a lack of 
clearness in the Premium List. They doubted as to the in¬ 
tention of the Society in the premises. Was it intended to 
offer premiums for the “best Oil Paintings,” irrespective of 
subject, and others for “animal paintings,” “portrait paint¬ 
ings,” &c., which might include or be included in the former? 
What is intended by “animal paintings ?” Is the term to be 
strictly applied (as we think) to the paintings of animals, as 
those of Landseer or Rosa Bonheur, for instance, or may it 
apply to paintings where animals only are prominent objects ? 
Again, as to “portrait paintings,” can the term be properly ap¬ 
plied to ideal heads, (as those exhibited by Dr. Norris,) or 
should it refer, as w T e suppose, to actual portraits painted from 
life. Unable to ascertain the intention of the Society on these 
points, we have made two sets of awards of premiums, con¬ 
ditioned upon their approval by the Executive Committee. 
If the instruction of the Society is to include only general 
subjects, as landscapes, historical paintings, &c., in the first 
item of the list, then we award tfc follows : 
B. F. Hopkins, best oil painting, “Lanscape Scene,”. Dip- 
E. R. Beckley, 2d best do., “Lake Como,”.*. $3 
If it is not the intention of the Society to exclude ideal 
heads from the general term “ Oil Paintings,” as given in the 
premium list, we should make our awards as follows : 
B. F. Hopkins, best oil painting, No. 205, “Belisarius,”. Dip. 
