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xg4 History of the Society of Dilettanti
in i8<J8, on condition of their being kept together
in a separate room, and no photographs being
allowed to be taken of them. For this loan the
Dilettanti received the thanks of the Lords Com-
missioners of Education in February, 1869. In
the same year the Society received a request from
Sir William Boxall, Director of the National
Gallery, for a temporary loan of the two portrait-
groups by Sir Joshua Reynolds. The Society con-
sented to lend them from August 1, 18 6" 9, to
January 31, 1870, during their recess. On the
latter date they were replaced in the room of
the Society by Sir William Boxall, who addressed
the following letter to the Secretary:—
National Gallery
a 8 Jan.) 1870.
Sir,
On behalf of the Board of the National Gallery I have
to beg that you offer to the Members of the Dilettanti Society, the
best thanks for the generous permission they have enjoyed for the
pleasure and instruction of the Public, to exhibit for six months
the two groups of portraits belonging to the Society. It may be
interesting to the Society to know that since the 1st of August
last, & notwithstanding the closing of the Gallery during the
month of October, more than 383 thousand people have visited
the National Gallery. In accordance with the conditions of the
Loan I have to inform you that on Monday next, being the
31st of Jany. i%6y (sic), the two pictures will be replaced in the
Society's Room in King's Street, St. James', free of all costs and
charge for removing and replacing them, though not without silent
regret.
I have the honour to be,
Your obed. servt,
To the Honorary Secretary William Boxall,
of the Dilettanti Society. Director.
EastUke Sir Charles Eastlake died in i$6f, and was
succeeded by succeedeci in the office of Painter to the Society
e'g ' by Mr. Frederic Leighton, R.A., who eventually
in i8<J8, on condition of their being kept together
in a separate room, and no photographs being
allowed to be taken of them. For this loan the
Dilettanti received the thanks of the Lords Com-
missioners of Education in February, 1869. In
the same year the Society received a request from
Sir William Boxall, Director of the National
Gallery, for a temporary loan of the two portrait-
groups by Sir Joshua Reynolds. The Society con-
sented to lend them from August 1, 18 6" 9, to
January 31, 1870, during their recess. On the
latter date they were replaced in the room of
the Society by Sir William Boxall, who addressed
the following letter to the Secretary:—
National Gallery
a 8 Jan.) 1870.
Sir,
On behalf of the Board of the National Gallery I have
to beg that you offer to the Members of the Dilettanti Society, the
best thanks for the generous permission they have enjoyed for the
pleasure and instruction of the Public, to exhibit for six months
the two groups of portraits belonging to the Society. It may be
interesting to the Society to know that since the 1st of August
last, & notwithstanding the closing of the Gallery during the
month of October, more than 383 thousand people have visited
the National Gallery. In accordance with the conditions of the
Loan I have to inform you that on Monday next, being the
31st of Jany. i%6y (sic), the two pictures will be replaced in the
Society's Room in King's Street, St. James', free of all costs and
charge for removing and replacing them, though not without silent
regret.
I have the honour to be,
Your obed. servt,
To the Honorary Secretary William Boxall,
of the Dilettanti Society. Director.
EastUke Sir Charles Eastlake died in i$6f, and was
succeeded by succeedeci in the office of Painter to the Society
e'g ' by Mr. Frederic Leighton, R.A., who eventually