The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 26, 1859,

ART-UNION OF LONDON.-( THIS DAY.)

The annual meeting of the members of the Art-Union
of London was held this day, by the kind permissisn. of B.
Webster, Esq., at the New Royal Adelphi Theatre, for the
purpose of receiving the council's report, and for the dis-
tribution of the amount subscribed for the purchase of works
of art for the year 1859. The magnificent building was
crowded in every part, and the greatest interest was mani-
fested throughout the proceedings.
Sir C. BARRY occupied the chair.
The usual routine business having been disposed of,
Mr. GODWIN, F.R.S., read the report, from which we
extract the following :
The council have the satisfaction of commencing their
23d annual report with the announcement that the sub-
scription amounts to the sum of £15,210 6s. The anticipa-
tions in which they indulged concerning the print of the
year, "Life at the Seaside," now in the hands of a great
part of the subscribers, have been justified with remarkable
unanimity by the periodical press of the country.
Subscribers for 1860 will receive for each guinea paid a
volume of wood-engravings executed by Mr. W. J. Linton,
from the best pictures of thirty deceased British artists-;'
with probably some additional work of art not yet decided
on. The volume in question comprises :—" Nature" by
Lawrence ; " A Cornfield," by Constable ; " The Burial of
the Princes," by Northcote ; " Peasant Children," by
Gainsborough ; 'The Banished Lord," by Reynolds;
"Marcus Curtius," by Hayden ; " Sancho Panza," by
Smirke ; " The Rabbit on the Wall," by Wilkie ; "Yorick
and Grisette," by Newton; "Death's Door, by Blake; "A
Coast Scene," by Bonnington ; " Marriage-a-la-Mode," by
Hogarth ; " A Scene in Sussex," by Nasmyth ; " Cobbet's
Register," by Liverseefe ; " The Old Horse," by Morland ;
" The Witches in Macbeth," by Fuseli ; " Joshua, com-
manding the Sun," by Martin ; " Europa," by Hilton ;
"A Peat Bog," by Turner; "The Duke of Gloucester
taken Prisoner into Calais," by Scott "The Defeat of the
Spanish Armada," by Loutherberg ; "Scene from Pilgrim's
Progress," by Stothard ; " Niobe," by Wilson ; "Milton
and his Daughters," by Romney; "The Victors at
Olympia," by Barry; "Cupid," by Etty ; " The Death of
General Wolfe," by West ; " Burlington Old Pier," by
Copley Fielding ; " The Memnon," by Muller ; " Cromer,"
by Collins.
For a future year the council have commissioned Mr.
Willmore, A.E.R.A, to produce a plate in his best manner
after Turner's picture of " Italy," which forms part of his
remarkable legacy to the nation and the world. "Childs
Harold's Pilgrimage," as it is named, is one of the pictures
that established Turner's right to be considered the greatest
of landscape painters.
The question of granting to members additional chances
in the distribution of prizes, for a modified subscription,
was brought under the notice of the council, and it has
been resolved that a member having paid the regular sub-
scription of one guinea for the year, shall be entitled, for
each additional half guinea which he may pay to one addi-
tional chance in the distribution of prizes for that year;
but not to an additional copy of the print or other work
of art It has been arranged that prizeholders entitled to
the tazzas or photographs, may receive busts or statuettes
instead, on paying the difference in value. Further, sub-
scribers of two guineas annually who desire to receive a
statutette or tazza produced by the society in lieu of the
two copies of the print to which they are entitled, may do
so on payment of a certain fixed sum representing the
mere cost of the material and moulding. The council are
influenced in making these and similar arrangements by
the fact that it is the purpose of the society to spread abroad
works of art to the greatest possible extent, and to interest
in its objects as many persons as possible.
The following is an extract in brief of the receipts and
expenditure—a detailed account will, as usual, accompany
the report when printed :
Amount of subscriptions received £15,210 6 0

Expenses of printing, exhibition of prizes,
local agent, salaries, and other charges,
including reserve 21 per cent .. £3,523 7 3
Cost of plate (" Life at the Seaside"),
paper, and printing
Amount to be alloted in prizes

Total _ £15,.210 6 0

The reserve fund now amounts to the sum of £8,832.
The accounts have been audited by two members of the
general body of subscribers, Mr. Frudgley and Mr. Heath-
cote, and three members of the finance committee.
The following is the allotment of the sum set apart for
prizes to be selected by the prizeholders themselves, viz. :-
26 works at
20 ~
20 „ ......
12 „ ..
12 „
6 „
4
„ „
2 „
1 „
1 „
1 „
To these are added :-
5 Bronzes of " Her Majesty on Horseback."
6 Bronze busts of "Ajax."
30 Porcelain groups of " Venus and Cupid."
60 Porcelain statuettes, 14 The Dancing Girl Reposing."
10 Tazzas in iron.
30 Silver medals of Gainsborough.
704 Volumes of photographs.
Making in all 950 prizes.
The prizeholders of last year purchasedifrom the various
exhibitions of the season 110 works of art, to the following
amounts, viz. :
From the Royal Academy
The National Institution of Fine Arts 627 5 0
Society of British Artists 907 0 0
British Institution
Royal Scottish Academy 2O 0 0
Royal Hibernian Academy 3,5 0 0
Water-colour Society
New Water-colour Society 167 10 0
Society of Female Artists
_ _

The CHAIRMAN having briefly addressed the meeting,
the drawing of• the prizes was proceeded with.
Miss Parnell Watson drew the fortunate numbers
from one wheel, and Miss Cropey the amount awarded
from the other.

The prizes were drawn in the following order :-
5,900 Mrs. J. Smith, Easingwold
3,271 11,. W. Ripley, Bradford.. ..
2,189 Mrs. Wagstaff, Bishopsgate
13,620 W. Blackburn, Upper Mill ..
13,061 Mrs. Kelsey, Foot's-tray
6,890 Captain Mare, Melbourne, Australia
6,373 Joseph White, Clonmel.. .. • •
12,483 J. Groves, Hartlepool .. • •
7,535 J. M'Culloch, Halifax, N.S
6,581 H. Kenna, Geelong ..
3,951 C. J. Tasker, Gloucester ..
9,910 W. Dixon, Grantham ..
10,811 Mr. M'Grigor, Vauxhall Foundry, Liverpool
335 , Reigate ..
5,634 W. Waldock, St. Ives • • • • •
2,829 W. Ship, Blandford
1,316 Mr. Beecham, Twickenham
1,663 S. Rialls, Plaistow ..
6,055 A. Wallace, Dunfermline ..
9,859 J. Marsh, Dudley .. • • • •
1,705 B. Hall, East Grinsted .
11,250 B. Decon, Southampton.. .. • • •
3,096 IV. Whittaker, Bath ..
12,863 F. Arnold, Farham .. •
1,762 Mrs. Palmer
6,322 Mr. Finlason, Dublin .. .
6,507 W. Crowther, Adelaide
9,174 J. Ford, Wolverhampton ..
8,484 A. Bovill, Regent's-park
14,574 Mrs. Toovey, Clefton .
10,114 J. Elliot, Philadelphia .. .
8,129 T. Watson, Windsor ..
5,838 J. Vaughan, Eaton Norris ..
12,944 J. C. Bolton, Lambeth-terrace .
4,954 S. Lanney, Manchester •• •• •
14,312 W. Rudyard, Lincoln .
3,853 H. Andrews, Epsom ..
4,709 T. Somers, Liandovery .
10,253 C. Murray, St. Vincent-street, Glasgow .
12,928 W. 11. Miller, Leadenhall-street
3,681 J. 0. Moore
•• •• •• •
1,225 - Gibson, Manchester .
11,128 W. J. Hinder, Abingdon . • • • •
10,110 Mrs. J. Sill, Philadelphia .. .. •
602 C. F. Gawden •• •• •• .• •
2,902 A. Sumner
•• •• •• •• •
13,800 J. Greig, Edinburgh .. • . .
5,118 T. Leyson, Leith • . • • • • •
3,646 H. J ones, Chester .
1,220 E. Beves, Islington .
311 S. Metcalf, Philpot-lane • • • . .
12,734 J. M'Ewen, Birkenhead • . • • •
Z 333 J. Brett, Hanover-square . • •
9,099 J. G. Barley, Wisbeach ' .
3,683 J. Landborough, Christchurch • .
7,318 R. Knowingburn, Amsterdam .. • •
1,582 T. Adams, jun., Beckingham .. • . •
5,060 S. Bowley, Middlesburgh
6,788 N. Fletcher, Hobart Town •• Oil •
5,037 Rev. J. Beresford, Melton Mowbray
7.068 0. S. Gilderslieve, Canada • . • •
14,589 W. Edward, Birmingham • • 0. 4
3,116 F. H. Falkner, Bath .. • . .
584 J. Jackson, Borough .. .•
10,284 C. Anderson, Jedburgh • • • •
11,678 T. Gregory, Brunswick-square.. ,
11,071 G. Tunnicliffe, Market Drayton
13,271 Captain Sawyer, Southampton..
13,946 J. Shapen
3,262 G. Harlery • • ' • " • '
12,885 T. Spencer Tipton ..
3,528 G. Ribden, Canterbury .
3,667 R. S. Stevens, Christ Church
1,709 F. Taylor, Middleton -square ..
7,977 D. Bridges, New Orleans • .
13,504 W. Stringer, Rotherham .. • • •
1,020 H. Baker, Upper Gower street • • •
7,873 J. Wiggin, U•S•
5,314 C. P. Simmonds
9,950 Mrs. J. Bland, Halifax •• •
496 J. Laver, Offord-row .. • . .
8,346 H. Allenby, York Chambers, Adelphi
12,860 H. Bailey, Birmingham 4. 4. •
13,063 R. Goff, Cavendish-square .• • •
10,469 IL P. Dang, Oporto ..
238 W. Jones, Warwickshire .. • .
12,401 T. Evans, Denby •• •• •• •
5,018 - Carter, Esq., Marlborough •
13,897 F. Alexander, Holloway .. .
12,783 J. L. Collier, Chorley .
14,131 J. Whitaker, do. • • • • • • •
4,241 Miss Smith, Stonecutter-street
8,711 S. Jenkins, Portland-place • • • • •
8,333 E. Barnard, Cannon-row 4 •• •
12,996 G. Ramadge, Dover-place .
10,173 A. M., New Amsterdam • • • • •
3,978 L. Rodgers, Grantham .. •
62 C. G. Price and Co., Philadelphia .
3,665 F. De Winton,'Aldershott
4,026 J. T. R. Boroughs, Leeds • • •• •
5,992 G. S. Fox, Wellington .. •
13,552 W. Redcliff, Liverpool • • •• •• •
11,386 J. Foster • • • • • • •
3,321 J. Dale, Old Brantford • • •
14,072 J. P., Samarang .. • • • • • • •
Five Bronzes of her Majesty on Horseback.
3,231 G. Brown, Boston.
6,666 A. Davis, Hobart-town.
10,488 H. White
4,134 IV. Leitch, St. John's-wood.
2,190 Rev. Dean of St. Paul's.
Six Bronze Busts of Ajax,
2,273 L. Attwood, Taunton.
17,949 Mr. E. Brown, U.S.
10,334 W. Henderson.
11,520- C. Gassiot, Mark-lane,
4,741 J. Fowler, Louth.
14,367 H. Simpson, Battersea.
The drawing of the minor prizes-statuettes, medals, and
photographs-was then proceeded with, at the conclusion of
which the proceedings terminated.

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