THE RISE OF ENGLISH ENGRAVING. 
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ON THE MONUMENTS AND MONUMENTAL AETS 
OF THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS. 
SYLLABUS OF LECTURE BY MR. ROBERT MURRAY. 
(Read 17th October, 1889.) 
The peculiar features of Egyptian art ; its antiquity and exclusive- 
ness. The comparative age of the principal monuments extant. 
A detailed description of the most remarkable and characteristic 
remains in the Nile valley. Pyramids, temples, palaces, and 
tombs ; their characteristic features and decorative peculiarities. 
Some of the domestic arts known to the ancient Egyptians. 
Hieroglyphics and their interpretation. The art of embalming. 
Description of a visit to the Theban mummy-pits. 
The lecture was illustrated by photographs, etc., chiefly taken 
by the lecturer, and exhibited by the lime-light lantern. 
THE EISE OF ENGLISH ENGEAVING. 
SYLLABUS OF LECTURE BY MR. ROBERT BURNARD. 
(Read 24th October, 1889.) 
Beginnings of the art in England. Sketch of Continental art in 
the fifteenth century. The arrival in England of the De Passes, 
Hollar, and others. The engravings of William Faithorne the elder. 
The process of mezzotinto engraving ; its invention by Yon Siegen ; 
adoption by Prince Eupert, William Sherwin, Francis Place, and 
others. Description of the works of the various artists who 
flourished up to the advent of William Hogarth. Consideration 
of the value of old prints. The decline and gradual extinction 
of line engraving. Brief reference to photographic processes for 
the cheap reproduction of pictures and works of art. The print- 
room of the British Museum. 
The lecture was illustrated by photographs of engravings, 
thrown upon the screen by the lime-light lantern. 
