Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1773-08-02
The Royal Academy of Arts, instituted by the King, in the Year 1768
A large mezzotint engraving of the Royal Academicians by Richard Earlom after the famous painting by Johann Zoffany in the Royal Collection (commissioned by George III). The image depicts the original Royal Academicians attending the life class at the Royal Academy. As well as representing an important group of artists, it demonstrates the appearance of the academy shortly after it was established and provides an insight into its teaching methods.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 2017.10/1
- Object name:
- The Royal Academy of Arts, instituted by the King, in the Year 1768
- Artist/Maker:
- Earlom, Richard
- Related people:
Bartolozzi, Francesco, Sandby, Paul, Hoare, William, Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, Nollekens, Joseph, Chitqua, -
- Related events:
- Related places:
- Production date:
- 1773-08-02
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 515 mm, W 725 mm (paper)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
Transferred from the Government Art Collection (formerly in the collection of HM Revenue and Customs)
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- License this image:
To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.
Download image file
You are welcome to download and use this image for free under Creative Commons Licence CC BY-NC 4.0.
Credit: London Museum
To licence this image for commercial use please contact the London Museum Picture Library
The Royal Academy of Arts, instituted by the King, in the Year 1768
Resolution: 1920 x 1281 Download image
Download image file
You are welcome to download and use this image for free under Creative Commons Licence CC BY-NC 4.0.
Credit: London Museum
To licence this image for commercial use please contact the London Museum Picture Library
