Reference code
RAA/SEC/12/23/10
Title
Jamie Henderson Sievwright, Shawburn, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, to the Manager of the Royal Academy
Date
10 Dec 1899
Level
Item
Extent & medium
3pp.
Previous reference codes
1183
Historical Background
The writier is clearly a child of about ten years old, making this the earliest evidence of submissions from children, a feature common in the 20th century, but rare in the 19th.
Content Description
Requesting that his picture be admitted to the RA.