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1885-6. The Art-Union of Glasgow.

In the Spring of 1885, there was exhibited at the Royal Academy in London a painting by Sir James D. Linton, P.R.I., representing

"The Marriage of the Duke of Albany,"

which excited a wonderful amount of attention and interest. It was generally difficult to get near the picture, owing to the pressure of the crowds around it. The Committee of Management of the Art-Union if Glasgow secured the copyright of this important painting, and commissioned Mr. Leopold Lowenstam to make an Etching front it, the who/e being done under the special sanction of Her Gracious Majesty the Queen.

"Mr. Lowenstam has executed his work in such a successful manner as to call forth the unqualified approbation of the distinguished artist, Sir James Linton, who has expressed himself as ""highly gratified with the Etching."

This will from the Presentation Work for the current season and the committee page break of Management hope that its singular excellence will justify the unusual lapse of time that has taken place since the last distribution of prizes.