Exhibition of Early British water-colours: Exhibition "M"

ACKNOWLEDGMENT. This Exhibition of Early British Watercolours arranged ./ S. through the Empire Art Loan Exhibitions Society for exhibition in Australia has been assembled to illustrate the development of the Art of watercolour painting from approximately 1750 to 1850. It is the most important exhibition of its kind to come to our shores, and should prove of great interest and educational value. The Exhibition contains a number of first class examples by the great watercolourists of the period, as well as a selection of representative works by the lesser known masters. On behalf of the Australian Interstate Galleries I wish to express our appreciation and thanks to His Majesty the King for graciously lending two works from the Royal Collection at Windsor; and to those many Galleries and Museums throughout N o . 5 " S T U D Y O F T R E E S " Alexander Cozens England who have so generously lent their works and made this Exhibition possible to the people of Australia. We also wish to thank the committee and staff of the Empire Art Loan Exhibitions Society for their efforts in organizing the Exhibition - Miss Margaret Pilkington, Mr. Martin Fardie and Mr. James Layer for their expert advice and assistance in select- ing the works and Mr. Martin Hardie and Mr. Alfred Yockney for their valuable help in compiling the catalogue. Our thanks are also due to the Proprietors of the "Adelaide Advertiser", Adelaide, the "Courier Mail", Brisbane, and the Melbourne "Herald" for making substantial contributions to the funds required to bring the Exhibition to Australia. DARYL LINDSAY, Regional Director f o r the E.A.L.E.S. 2