105 / 222
82
w hen a t the low est ebb, revived b y our countrym an,.
T h om as H ope, E sqr.
A ttach ed to this Institu tio n are the following-
Schools : 3 for the study o f A rchitecture ; 3 fo r
O rn am ental D raw in g s; 2 for L iving M odels o f dif
feren t characters for study in d raw in g ; and one
M odelling School,
O n the foundation d a y , the 31st. of M arch,
a public m eeting is held by
the professors and
m em bers, w hen the annu al distribution o f prizes to
the successful pupils is m ade.
On the follow ing
d a y , A pril ! s t . ,
The Exhibition o f Paintings
(
Udstillingen a f Malerier
)
is opened to th e
public, and continues so to the end of M ay.
In the
S ta tua ry Apartment
(
Figursal
)
th e re
is a fine collection o f casts of antiq ue fig u re s, and
som e of T h o rv ald sen ’s w orks.
T o this a p a rtm e n t
entran ce m ay be obtained
byapplication toth e
p o rte r of the Academ y.
W h ile speaking o f the A cadem y o f A rts,
The
A r t Association (Kunstforeningen
) m erits notice
for the service and benefit it h as done for the in
tere st o f A rt and A rtists. It purchases an nually a
g re a t m an y excellent w orks by foreign A rtists, an d
afterw ard s disposes o f them by ballot am ong its
m em bers : it endeavours, also, to aw aken and p reserv e
a taste for the fine arts by the weekly exhibitions