Catalogue of the loan collection of British masters from the National and Tate Galleries, London.

Oil Paintings 1. "He n r y Byrne"—L. F . ABBOTT (1760-1803). Po r t r a i t painter, pupil of Fr anc i s Hayman, exhibited at Introduction t h e Royal Academy 1788-1800. He painted. po r t r a i t s of Lord Nelson and of Cowper t he poet. Le n t by the Tate Gallery. 2. " A S t r ee t in Ca r r a r a "—HENRY BISHOP , A.R.A. (1868- ). T h e Lo a n Collection o f Wo r k s b y British Masters, a r r a n g e d a n d controlled Studied a t t he Slade School and a t Paris. Lived and b y t h e Emp i r e A r t Lo a n Collections Society o f London, is t h e outcome o f y e a r s painted in Morocco f o r ma ny years. of p a t i e n t endeavour t o ma k e available in t h e Dominions some o f t h e t r e a s u r e s Le n t by the Tate Gallery. housed i n t h e A r t Galleries of t h e Nation. 3. "Botanical Gardens, Glasgow"—MUIRHEAD BONE (1876- ). I t h a s long been t h e custom t o lend to British Galleries paintings, pieces of Landscape pa i n t e r and etcher. Studied as a n architect sculpture, a n d o t h e r works o f a r t n o t exhibited i n t h e Na t i o n a l Galleries a n d in Glasgow, bu t a f t e rwa r ds devoted himself to pa i n t i ng and Museums. Th e result of t h i s co-operation h a d been so satisfactory t h a t i t wa s felt etching. I s regarded by ma n y a s t h e leading British draughts- in m a n y q u a r t e r s t h a t a n effort should be ma d e to extend t h e service to British man. Wa s t he official w a r a r t i s t on t he western f r o n t and with Dominions beyond t h e seas, a n d wh e n i t w a s f o u n d t h a t legal difficulties we r e i n t he Br i t i sh Fleet 1916-1918. Visited t he United States with t h e way, a special Ac t o f P a r l i ame n t w a s passed "to authorise t h e lending overseas Joseph Conrad in 1923. Member of t he New English Art o f pictures comprised in t h e collections of t h e National Gallery which a r e by Club. . . B r i t i s h Artists. L e n t by the Tate Gallery. A s soon a s t h e necessary sanction h a d been obtained, t h e newly f o rme d Emp i r e 4. "Holmwood, Dork i ng"—SAMUEL BOUGH, R.S.A (1822-1878). A r t Lo a n Collections Society communicated with t h e competent authorities i n Landscape painter, travelled wi t h gipsies over t he north Au s t r a l i a a n d N e w Zealand, a s a r e s u l t o f which t h i s splendid collection of t h e of England, sketching. wo r k s of B r i t i s h Ma s t e r s w a s selected a n d despatched in 1936 t o Au s t r a l i a a n d L e n t by the Tate Gallery. N e w Zealand t o b e shown i n t h e principal A r t Galleries o f the t wo Dominions. 5. " A Hopeless Dawn "—FRANK BRAMLEY, R.A. (1857-1915). Th e collection h a s already been s h o w n i n Wellington, New Zealand (wh e r e i t Subject painter. Studied a t School of Art, Lincoln, and w a s on view i n t h e National A r t Gallery wh e n t h e building w a s opened b y t h e a t An twe rp . Visited Venice, settled a t Newlyn and started (where t h e exhibition w a s o n view a s p a r t of t h e Ce n t e n a r y Celebrations in South n i sh fishing life o r Lake Country rustic life a s well as Governor-General, Viscount Gaiway, i n Au g u s t l a s t ) , P e r t h , W.A., a n d Adelaide a school wi t h Stanhope Forbes. He painted scenes f r om Cor- Au s t r a l i a ) . A f t e r leaving Ho b a r t t h e collection will go to Melbourne, Sydney, portraits. a n d Brisbane a n d t h e n back t o N e w Zealand f o r exhibition i n Auckland, Christ- church, Wa n g a n u i , and Dunedin. 6. "Silver Mo r n i ng"—ARNESBY BROWN, R.A. (1866- ). W e acknowledge our indebtedness t o t h e Emp i r e A r t Lo a n Collections Society Landscape and animal painter, t r a i ned a t Nottingham f o r h a v i n g successfully organised t h e scheme; Messrs. J a m e s Bo u r l e t a n d Sons and a t t he Herkomer School, Bushey. I s President of the f o r t h e use f special pantechnicons f o r t r a n s p o r t i n g t h e collection; Messrs. He a d No t t i ngham Society of Artists, and a member of t he Royal & Co. f o r special insurance t e r m s ; t h e P o r t o f London Au t h o r i t y f o r ma k i n g prac- We s t of Eng l and Academy. A r egu l a r exhibitor a t the tically nominal charges; t h e N e w Zealand Shipping Company, Ltd., f o r t r a n s p o r t - Royal Academy and principal provincial exhibitions. One of m g t h e collection f r om London f r e i g h t free. Eng l and ' s leading landscape painters. Le n t by the Tate Gallery. Finally, t h e Trustees t h a n k t h e t r u s t e e s of t h e various B r i t i s h Galleries a n d t h e p r i v a t e owners f o r t h e i r generosity in lending t h e pictures a n d sculpture 7. "Mr . Heatherley's Holiday" (An incident in Studio life) - t h a t constitute t h e exhibition. SAMUEL BUTLER (1835-1902). Educated a t Shrewsbury and St. John's College, Cam- bridge. Spent some months in Italy. I n 1859 sailed f o r New Zealand and made a success a t sheep farming, r e t u r ned to Eng l and in 1863 and began t o study a r t . Wrote on religious, artistic, social, and l i t e r a r y subjects. Le n t by the Tate Gallery.