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98 History of the Society of Dilettanti
to inspect the Drawings and Sketches belonging to the Society in
the possession of Mr. Rivett and to give Him such directions as
they think proper which of the unfinished sketches He shall first
proceed to execute.'
All schemes for further publication however hung
fire, for in February, 17 8 o, it was ordered
c That the Secy. do deliver the Drawings belonging to the
Soc. to Mr. Wyndham and that he have the custody of them
for one year giving a proper receipt for them to the Sec';
and again in March, 1780,
1 Mr. Banks movd that the Sec. do order Mr. Revett to deliver
all the drawings belonging to them finishd and unfinishd into
the hands of the Secretary before the next meeting.'
Mr. Sandby, who had been entrusted with certain
drawings belonging to the Society in order to engrave
them in aquatinta, returned the drawings to the
Society, and begged leave by the Secretary to thank
the Society for the use of them, and to present a set
of the prints to them for their use. In the following
April
'Mr. Wyndham to whom the Soc. had entrusted the Care of
their drawings requested that they would empower him to deliver
to Mr. Stuart for the use of his intended publication of a second
volume of Athenian Antiquities the Drawings of the Eastern View
of the Temple of Minerva at Athens taken by Mr. Pars and such
of the Basso releivos belonging to the same Temple as he may
wish to make use of to which request the Soc. agreed.'
In March, 1781, Sir John Taylor moved and
Mr. Wyndham seconded the following motion, viz.:—
'That Mr. Peachy be allowd the use of such Drawings the
Property of the Soc. now in the custody of Mr. Windham as
he shall think fit to have copies made of the same for his use
promising the Soc. that he will not permit the artist who copies
them to take any other copy than that intended for his use nor
will communicate the copies taken by him to any other person.'
Difficulties It would appear that the dilatory progress made
het-ween ^-^ ^ farther publication of these drawings
to inspect the Drawings and Sketches belonging to the Society in
the possession of Mr. Rivett and to give Him such directions as
they think proper which of the unfinished sketches He shall first
proceed to execute.'
All schemes for further publication however hung
fire, for in February, 17 8 o, it was ordered
c That the Secy. do deliver the Drawings belonging to the
Soc. to Mr. Wyndham and that he have the custody of them
for one year giving a proper receipt for them to the Sec';
and again in March, 1780,
1 Mr. Banks movd that the Sec. do order Mr. Revett to deliver
all the drawings belonging to them finishd and unfinishd into
the hands of the Secretary before the next meeting.'
Mr. Sandby, who had been entrusted with certain
drawings belonging to the Society in order to engrave
them in aquatinta, returned the drawings to the
Society, and begged leave by the Secretary to thank
the Society for the use of them, and to present a set
of the prints to them for their use. In the following
April
'Mr. Wyndham to whom the Soc. had entrusted the Care of
their drawings requested that they would empower him to deliver
to Mr. Stuart for the use of his intended publication of a second
volume of Athenian Antiquities the Drawings of the Eastern View
of the Temple of Minerva at Athens taken by Mr. Pars and such
of the Basso releivos belonging to the same Temple as he may
wish to make use of to which request the Soc. agreed.'
In March, 1781, Sir John Taylor moved and
Mr. Wyndham seconded the following motion, viz.:—
'That Mr. Peachy be allowd the use of such Drawings the
Property of the Soc. now in the custody of Mr. Windham as
he shall think fit to have copies made of the same for his use
promising the Soc. that he will not permit the artist who copies
them to take any other copy than that intended for his use nor
will communicate the copies taken by him to any other person.'
Difficulties It would appear that the dilatory progress made
het-ween ^-^ ^ farther publication of these drawings