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London, England, 1815-12-04 00:00:00

THE WORKS OF ART.

Bratsc.ls, Noy. (:).
We WILLIAM, by the grace of God, King of the Nether-
lands, Prince of Orange, Nassau, Grand Duke of Lux-

emburg, &c. S;:c

Desiring to determine the destination of the works of ar
and science, whjch in consequence of the glorious issue of the
late war are restored to our- kingdoxu, have decreed, and do
decree,

Art. 1. Those paintings which were in churches that are
still destined to divine service, or in public establishments
still existing, shall be deposited in the place where they were
foi'merly, and entrusted to the keepers of those edifices, who
are charged to provide for .their preservation; the Local Au-
thorities shall draw up an act certifying the delivcxy; the re-
ceipt, and state of Preservation of these pictures.
Art. The Superiutendaut of these monuments of arts-
and their maintenance, shall be confided to our Commissioner-
Genal for public instruction in the sciences and the arts.
Art. 3. We reserve it to ourself to fix the ultimate destina-
tion of all other paintings and works of art and science of
which uo mention is made in this Decree, or which, on ac-
count of the suppression or destruction of the establishments
which contained thew, cannot be replaced there.

Art;4. Our Comniissioner-General charged with the public
instructions in the sciences and arts, is charged also to pro-
vide for the execution of the present decree. •

Given at Lacken, Oct. 6, 1813, in the second yeaf Oeciur
WILMANI,
A. It. VALEK.

ft, resolved he ordain, as we do drhin ty
;these presents,

'l. The -Pai::tingS and objects of ,Irts and Science, formerly
carried -away from Our southern provinces, and actually 1411:
turned &dm Paris in caso3, where they cannot be "re?latii..cl
the chuithes el!:tahlislituents to which the::: have belotigeif
conforiinably to theist article of our decree of the Gth Octn-
ber last, shall be provisionally colll.cted in the chief town of
the province from whic:: they have been tnken away.
The Provincial 6ov-en:ors shall respectively concert with
the Administrators of the chief towns, and the principal Ar-
tists, upon the most suitable manner of collecting them, and
theyshall take measures to insure the preiervation and main-
tenance of these objects, till a final decision ,shall be made

reipecting titni by on r aforesa!,l Commissioner-General.

3. The carriages arrived at Brussels shall be immediately
sent to the chief towns of the several Provinces from which
the Works of Art, with which they are loaded; originally came.
4. The Works of Art described at the head of this decree,
arid dcrived from any town or place in South Brabant, shall
be provtsionally deposited and preserved in the Museum of
Brussels.

Our Conitnissioner-General, -for whatever relates to public
instruction, the arts, and sciences, is cliarged'with the execu-
tion of the present decree.
The Hague, 25th Nov. 1815.
(By the King)

A. R. VALEK.

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