The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-10-08 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF WATER-COLOUR DRAWINGS

The distribution of the collection of original water-colour
drawings and paintings, which have been engraved in the
works of Messrs. Finden, took place yesterday, under the
management of Mr. Grundy, in the Lecture Theatre of the
Royal Victoria Gallery, Exchange-street. The theatre was
crowded with ladies and gentlemen, (subscribers,) curious to
witness the decision, which was on the plan pursued in the
Arts Union. There being 120 prizes,—viz., four principal
(consisting each of several drawings) and 116 single pictures
or drawings—the subscription was limited to 1,200 shares, at
a guinea each. The 1,080 subscribers who failed to obtain
one of the 120 prizes, became entitled to a print of Sir
Thomas Lawrence's " Lovely Sisters ;" the holders of two
shares had the choice of a tinted proof, or two plain impres-
sions ; and subscribers for upwards of two shares had the
choice of proofs before letters of Sir T. Lawrence's " Three
Daughters of Lord Maryborough," or his " Little Red
Riding Hood ;" or tinted or plain proofs of Chalon's " Ma-
ternal Affection." The four principal prizes were the
following :-Ist, (valued at DO guineas,) twelve drawings,
by Stephanoff and Corbould, framed in one tableau ; 2d,
(valued at 100 guineas,) tableau of four drawings, by Nash;
3d, two drawings, by Herbert ; 4th, tableau of four draw-
ings:, by Stephanoff. All the drawings were framed and

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glazed.
Mr. Thomas Fleming consented to take the chair, and
Mr. Grundy read the terms of the subscription and draw-
ing, and stated, that, to ensure accuracy, the cards to be
drawn had all been examined by Mr. S. E. Cottam, account-
ant, who was present. 1,200 cards, containing the names of
the subscribers, were then put into one wheel ; and 120,
containing the numbers of the prizes, into the other wheel,
the latter having been previously compared with the cata-
logue by Mr. Cottam. Part of the conditions were, that
two persons appointed by the majority of the company
Present were to draw the cards ; and the company decided
that two of Mr. Grundy's boys should draw the cards from
the wheels. In giving the list of successful subscribers, the
numbers refer to the drawings as described in the published
catalogue. By the mode adopted, there were 120 drawings,
a card being simultaneously drawn from each wheel, till the
whole of the prizes had thus been allotted, and the remain-
ing 1,080 cards in the one wheel being regarded as blanks.
Where no place is mentioned, the subscriber resides at
Manchester, or the immediate neighbourhood.
The first prize drawn was the fourth of the principal
prizes, No. 21 in the catalogue. It was taken by Mr. P. R.
Arrowsmith, Bolton. The drawings then continued as fol-
lows :-No. 91 (in catalogue), Mr. James Smith, Liverpool;
59, P. M`Laren ; 110. Joshua F. Lace, Liverpool; 61, John
Marriott, Liverpool; 60, Samuel Bury, Salford; 20, Grego-
ry S. Lay, Ardwick ; 74, John Allen, King-street; 70, Miss
Thomason, Broughton; 7, William Banning, Liverpool ;
111, P. R. Arrowsmith, Bolton ; 14, William Pritchard ; 98,
H. H. Grounds ; •10, J. H. Hawes ; 77, John Hick, Bolton ;
29, William Robinson, Liverpool ; 41, Thomas Burton,
Preston ; 10, Thomas Bradshaw ; 116, John Laurie ; 26,
George Simms ; 87, Richard Nicholson, Liverpool ; 91,
David Kidd, London; 85, Mrs. Lockwood; 47, Jonathan
Atkinson, Liverpool; 73, F. P. Rickards; 118, John Edge.;
17, Hon. R. Bootle Wilbraham, M. P. •, 45, William Winn,
Liverpool; 16, Hugh Unthank ; 95, H. M. Ormerod ; 42,
John Brooks, jun. Sunnysile ; 113, M. Browne, Greenheys;
1, George Marchanton ; 22, Joseph Ridgway, Wallsuches ;
54, Miss Elizabeth Clarke, Strangeways ; 96, Henry Ford;
83, Cephas Howard, Stockport ; 79, John Lomas ; 24, Wm•
Clegg ; 46, It. Bradley ; 65, H. C. Campbell • 71, William
Ovens; 112, A. M. Brown; 27, Eustace Ranh; 10:3, Mrs.
H. L. Becker, Denton • 4, H. Cruse, London; 93, Richard
Broadhurst ; 119, E. Corbett ; 72. John Samuels; 11, Robt.
Neild, Leigh ; 9, A. and P. Lascaridi ; 120, John Doming,
Liverpool; 51, Thos. Fairbairn, Polygon; 2, Josh. Hickin;
69, J. Hindle ; 39, Jas. Gilbert, .Sheffield ;
52, Jas. Massey,
jun. Gaythorn •, 43, W. H. Grattan ; 5, Wm. Birties' Stock-
port ; 107, H. W. Collier ; 38, Sir Thos. Joseph Trafford ; 25,
Henry .1. Houghton ; 4B, G. Schott; 106, Alfred Orrell ; 101,
Henry M`Laren ; 86, IS, J. Marriott, Liver-
Geo. Barge;
pool; 75, John Curtis, jun. Cheethrun ; 109, Jas. Renshaw,
Salford ; 58, Joseph Ridgway,
Wallsuches ; 44, Joseph Ads.
head ; 63, Joseph Johnson, Liverpool; 92, Mrs. Laws,
Broughton ; 67, Rev. G. llugard ; 31, James Parr ; 82, John
Carver. jun. ; 89, John Paton; 19, P. R. Gordon, 78th
Highlanders ; 105, Mrs. Davies, Broughton ; 15, Joseph
Ridgway, Wallsuches • SO, James O'Leary • 6, John Pier-
point; 62, W. H. Richardsrn; 35, T W. Phillips, Ardwick;
84, J. bukv. London ; 57, John Chadwick, Ashton ; 88,
Peter Martin, Bolton ? 12, W. H,
Knutsford ,• 55,
M. K. Wagner ; 81, Thomas Bradshaw ; 37, Matthew Ken-
nedy, Ancoats ; 97, William Balshaw, jun., Bolton ; 30,
Benjamin Hampson ; 32, Mrs. Robert Bennett, Gorton ; 49,
the
.first prize, Thomas Archer, Manchester; 50. Samuel
Holland, Halifax ; 3, Thomas Smith, Stockport ; 101, John
Stones, Cheetham ; 68, G. M. Robinson, Bank House.
Bolton ; 117, Silas Leigh, Swinton ; 64, Alexander Whyte :
*,:B, Mrs. Edward Tootal ; 13, A. P. Halliday, Conibro,,:,