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plans, elevations, and details, as to those
persons appeared desirable for that object,
were by them, and on the spot, extended
with the greatest possible care, and they
are now in a state of complete prepa-
ration. Besides these, all the working
sketches and measurements have been
preserved, and offer ample materials for
further drawings, should they be required.
It was then Lord Elgin's wish, both out
of respect for the subjects themselves, and
in a view to their future utility, that the
whole of the drawings might be executed
in the highest perfection of the art of
engraving: and for this purpose, he con-,
ceived it not impossible, and certainly
very much to be desired, that a fund
should be procured by subscription, exhi-
bition, or otherwise ; by aid of which,
these engravings might still be distri-
butable, for the benefit of artists, at a rate
of expense within the means of profës*
sional men.
plans, elevations, and details, as to those
persons appeared desirable for that object,
were by them, and on the spot, extended
with the greatest possible care, and they
are now in a state of complete prepa-
ration. Besides these, all the working
sketches and measurements have been
preserved, and offer ample materials for
further drawings, should they be required.
It was then Lord Elgin's wish, both out
of respect for the subjects themselves, and
in a view to their future utility, that the
whole of the drawings might be executed
in the highest perfection of the art of
engraving: and for this purpose, he con-,
ceived it not impossible, and certainly
very much to be desired, that a fund
should be procured by subscription, exhi-
bition, or otherwise ; by aid of which,
these engravings might still be distri-
butable, for the benefit of artists, at a rate
of expense within the means of profës*
sional men.