It is fitting now that a list should be given of other leading artists of the United States, though their work is not represented here, owing to the adventures in delays that attend a despatch of letters from London to America. 1. Sarah C. Sears (Mrs. J. Montgomery Sears), pupil of Turner, Brush and Tarbell; prizes at New York, 1893, Chicago, 1893, Paris, 1900, Buffalo, 1901, Charleston, 1902. 2. Miss Mary L. Macomber, pupil of Boston Museum; prizes at Boston, 1895, Atlanta, 1895, National Academy of Design, 1897, Pittsburgh, 1901. 3. Miss Katherine Abbot, bronze medal at Paris, 1900. 4. Miss Elizabeth F. Bonsall, pupil of Howard Pyle, prize winner at Philadelphia, 1885, 1888, 1897. 5. Miss Matilda Browne, pupil of Dewey and Bisbing, medals at Chicago, 1890, National Academy of Design, 1899 and 1901. 6. Miss Maria Brooks, pupil of the Royal Academy Schools, London. 7. Mrs. Brewster Sewell, pupil of Duran in Paris, of Chase in New York; winner of several prizes, as at Charleston in 1902. 8. Rosina Emmet Sherwood, pupil of Chase and of Julian's School, Paris; prizes in Paris, 1889, Chicago, 1893, Buffalo, 1901. 9. Mrs. Emily M. Scott, prizes at Buffalo, 1901, New York, 1902. 10. Miss Rhoda H. Nicolls, born in England and studied in England; a frequent prize-winner. 11. Edith M. Prellwitz, a frequent prize-winner and a pupil of Brush, in New York, of Julian, in Paris. 12. Lydia Field Emmet, pupil of Bouguereau, in Paris, of Chase, in New York; prizes at Chicago, 1893, Atlanta, 1895, Buffalo, 1901. 13. Mrs. Kenyon Cox, pupil of the National Academy of Design; prize-winner at Paris, 1900, at Buffalo, 1901. 14. Emma L. Cooper, Medals at Chicago, 1893, Atlanta, 1895. 15. Mrs. Charlotte B. Comans, Medal at San Francisco, 1894. 16. Miss Clara S. MacChesney; and last, but not least, Miss Mary F. MacMonnies. W. S. S. [Illustration: BRITISH SCHOOL, CONTEMPORARY THE QUEEN AND THE PAGE. AFTER THE ORIGINAL PAINTING, FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY DIXON & SON, LONDON Mrs. Marianne Stokes, Painter] [Illustration: BRITISH SCHOOL, XVII CENTURY PORTRAIT OF THE ENGLISH POET, ABRAHAM COWLEY (1618-1667). FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY W. A. MANSELL & CO., AFTER THE ORIGINAL PAINTING IN THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, LONDON Mrs. Mary Beale, born Cradock, Painter 1632-1697] [Illustration: PORTRAIT OF KING CHARLES II OF ENGLAND. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY W. A. MANSELL & CO., AFTER THE ORIGINAL PAINTING IN THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, LONDON Mrs. Mary Beale, born Cradock, Painter 1632-1697] [Illustration: BRITISH SCHOOL, XVIII CENTURY CARICATURE OF EDWARD GIBBON, HISTORIAN. IN THE PRINT ROOM, THE BRITISH MUSEUM Lady Diana Beauclerk, Amateur 1734-1808] [Illustration: CUPIDS. AFTER AN ENGRAVING BY F. BARTOLOZZI, R.A. Lady Diana Beauclerk, Amateur 1734-1808]