Reference code
RAA/SEC/1/77
Title
Letter from Benjamin West, Newman Street, to Royal Academicians in General Assembly
Date
11 Dec 1809
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece, 1p.
Previous reference codes
W 1, SB 64
Content Description
He is prevented from attending because of gout and asks the members to elect an Academician to take the chair. It is the duty of the General Assembly to award gold and silver medals in painting, sculpture and architecture, to elect officers for the ensuing year, and to elect a Professor in Sculpture.