The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-30 00:00:00

Amount of subscription

Allotted for purchase of pictures, statuettes, 5075
medals, &c. •••
Cost of engravings of the year .. o 3;
Cost of report, printing, advertising, rent, ac"
and reserve of 2i per cent....
sil,l6Pci°
11
The accounts have been audited by three ti 0101;
'finance committee, and by two gentlemen fr,,°—tol"—j,
subscribers, Mr. St. Barbs and Mr. Dove"•o9
thanks of the council are offered. to 11111"
The sun:, of 4,2601. appropriated, as stated, $ll
of works of art by the prize.holders, will be 1ic,12.
16
...
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40

20 works, of ...

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6 ••• .95
6 „ „, ." 100
3 ". 15°
2 ... pi,, le
2 . ..• .** 41.1,1
osentlil
To these the council propose to add—
-198 sets of proofs, in portfolios, of the des.6ll the
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lustrative of " The Pilgrim's Progress,
or
" Cartoons ;" " Gertrude of Wyoming;" (/' ,hir
of Indolence." (Of
307 impressions of "Queen Philippa intercedie.
gesses of Calais," not yet finished.
307 lithographs Cecelia." n;p1441,/
30 medals in silver, from the dies already c°- - 7
option of the prizeholder. ail°
50 statuettes of "Innocence," " Narcissus," or"
ing Girl Reposing;" and
,Thz is
20 bronzes, " The Death of Boadicea;"
1,021 works of art as prizes.
The total sum appropriated to the purchat
in
tion of works of t, including the cost of t"
and outlines is 8,3261.45. 3d. AostiO°
The Rev. Dr. MORTIMER moved the:
report.
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Mr. MACDONALD seconded the motion. .001; •
Mr. LIERSEE before the motion was Patt`threele
portunity of reminding the meeting tb8"„, tb'
ago he introduced the popular element lirostiloq
ceedings, by pointing out the poverty c" bsil
some of their prints bad displayed, and be g nriol
complain of the low figure at which the firlienv
The object of the Art Union was the eneew"v.,,
particular description of art, and rather tile
petitors for small 301. pretty pictures, bef!tiAo ,
they should offer such prizes as should 10.1"
artists of the age to struggle for them.
ark whether it was psssible to eiterAnist
proceedings cf the day, so as to
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proposal now being carried into effect. v" • ,
raise the highest prize from 2001. to 6001.
Mr. GODWIN said it was quite impossibl' 01,
Mr. HERBER hoped that it would be tike ir
sideration before the next annual meeting* 0)01
Mr. GODWIN sympathised with the fe: 04,01,4
Honourable Proprietor, admitting that P
desirable that their prizes should be of suerh
tbe nl
and value as to command the attention
artists of the day, but in the present state c)(olisef the
rii
was not possible to increase the amounts."`„rt tor
The motiQu for the adoption of the OP- 01'
A to
agreed to, after which thaaks were vote-
,ooio
ell and secretaries.
Mr. GODWIN, in returning thanks, 55d- drin,
had now 1.e,,n in existence thirteen years, sr!'9
hey had eat 150.0001. in the promotion °fol
A cordial vote of thanks was then passed to /1
Highness the Merman. i 01/
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In„
ja
Ins ROYAL HIGHNESS, in returning ot'h0
ou
fore he retired he wished to express the biesel'oft9l
Lion which he felt at the favourable report 0064 ,4
ceived. He felt a double interest in too 8°0011'00r)
society, because, although it had been le (%er° 10.'4
thirteen years, fifty years ago be presided tOed
institution in another country, which obtii° o°l
e 4
re
amoul,t of success.—(Cheers.) He toped tt,
r
year they would receive as favourable a
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able to announce an increase of sub,cribers-
The drawing was then proceeded with.

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Sweepstakes of 300 sovs. SC.

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Quasimodo
Testator

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The Coffee-room Stakes. beo/'
Bordeaux and Exotic Filly ran A cloo'
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS
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