2 SEPTEMBER 1911, Page 3

The Trustees of the National Gallery have bought from .Rosalind

Lady Carlisle the famous Castle Howard Mabuse—" The Adoration of the Kings." The pr*ce paid was £40,000, which is far below the market value, the Govern- ment and the National Gallery Board each contributing £15,000 and the National Art Collections £10,000. We con- gratulate the National Gallery on the acquisition of this wonderful picture—one of the great masterpieces of the Flemish School—which, though more than 400 years old, is in perfect preservation.