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History of the Society of Dilettanti is J
Secretary for his liberal conduct, which motion being seconded by
Mr. William Spencer was carried unanimously and with applause.
' A vote of the further credit of ;£ 1,500 was moved and carried.
It was also ordered that the first payment from that sum should be
employed in repaying Sir H. C. Englefield the sum he had so
liberally and kindly advanced.'
The first instalment of drawings and measurements
sent home by Mr. Gell, comprising the antiquities
of Eleusis, was put in hand for engraving at once.
The travellers returned in the summer of 1813; and Return of
the Dilettanti at their next meeting, on February d, mission.
1814, unanimously voted their thanks to Mr. Gell
for his great services to the Society and to learning
in general during his late voyage. It was further
moved by Mr. Knight, seconded by Mr. Wilbraham,
'That the Secretary do direct Mr. Lawrence painter to the
Society forthwith to paint the picture of Mr. Gell at the expence
of the Society and that the picture when finished be hung up
in the Room of the Society/
The thanks of the Society were also voted to
Messrs. Gandy and Bedford, draughtsmen to the
Society, for their constant attention to the objects of
the mission and their very meritorious exertions
of skill and talent in making measures and drawings
of the several remains of antiquity met with in the
course of their voyage. It was ordered, on the
motion of Mr. Gell,
'That the Secretary do enquire what mark of the sense the
Society entertain of their Merits as an honorary memorial of then-
sentiment would be most agreeable to Messrs. Gandy and Bedford
& that the Ionian Committee do prepare such present to be
presented to them.'
At a committee of the Ionian Committee on
March 14, 1814, it was ordered
< That 50 Pounds be given to the two Draftsmen of the Society
Mr. Gandy and Bedford viz. £1^ to each of them & that they
shall lay out the same in the purchase each of them of a piece of Plate
Secretary for his liberal conduct, which motion being seconded by
Mr. William Spencer was carried unanimously and with applause.
' A vote of the further credit of ;£ 1,500 was moved and carried.
It was also ordered that the first payment from that sum should be
employed in repaying Sir H. C. Englefield the sum he had so
liberally and kindly advanced.'
The first instalment of drawings and measurements
sent home by Mr. Gell, comprising the antiquities
of Eleusis, was put in hand for engraving at once.
The travellers returned in the summer of 1813; and Return of
the Dilettanti at their next meeting, on February d, mission.
1814, unanimously voted their thanks to Mr. Gell
for his great services to the Society and to learning
in general during his late voyage. It was further
moved by Mr. Knight, seconded by Mr. Wilbraham,
'That the Secretary do direct Mr. Lawrence painter to the
Society forthwith to paint the picture of Mr. Gell at the expence
of the Society and that the picture when finished be hung up
in the Room of the Society/
The thanks of the Society were also voted to
Messrs. Gandy and Bedford, draughtsmen to the
Society, for their constant attention to the objects of
the mission and their very meritorious exertions
of skill and talent in making measures and drawings
of the several remains of antiquity met with in the
course of their voyage. It was ordered, on the
motion of Mr. Gell,
'That the Secretary do enquire what mark of the sense the
Society entertain of their Merits as an honorary memorial of then-
sentiment would be most agreeable to Messrs. Gandy and Bedford
& that the Ionian Committee do prepare such present to be
presented to them.'
At a committee of the Ionian Committee on
March 14, 1814, it was ordered
< That 50 Pounds be given to the two Draftsmen of the Society
Mr. Gandy and Bedford viz. £1^ to each of them & that they
shall lay out the same in the purchase each of them of a piece of Plate