, Memorial to the President and Council

To the President and Council of the Royal Academy

Gentlemen
We the undersigned artists beg leave, with
all respect, to present this memorial to you.
We desire to express the earnest hope that you
may see fir to reduce the number of works to being submitted
annually by any one artist outside the Royal Academy.

If you agree to this principle that a
reduction in number would be made, it is of course
for you to decide to what extent it could be
carried out, but we would respectfully suggest that
the number of works by each artist outside the Royal
Academy should be limited to two, or at most three.

George Wetherbee
T.B. Kennington
A.T. Nowell
Talbot Hughes
Leslie Thomson
Charles l'Anson
S. Milton-Fisher
A. Chevalier Taylor
Walter Osbourne
Harrington Mann
James S. Hill
H. Hughes-Stanton
E. Blair Leighton
F. Coutts Michie
D.Y. Cameron
W. Lee Hankey
J Aumonier

, Memorial to the President and Council

Copy of a Memorial and Alphabetical List of Signatures
attached thereto sent to the President and Council of the
Royal Academy of Arts.

To the President and Council
of the Royal Academy.

GENTLEMEN,

We, the undersigned artists, beg leave with all respect to present
this Memorial to you.
We desire to express the earnest hope, that you may see fit to reduce the number
of works to be submitted annually by any one artist outside the Royal Academy.
If you agree to this principle, that a reduction in number should be made,
it is, of course, for you to decide to what extent it should be carried out; but we
would respectfully suggest that the number of works by each artist outside the
Royal Academy should be limited to two or, at most, three.

, Memorial to the President and Council

AUMONIER, JAMES
AYOUB, MOUSSA
ABRAHAM, R.J.
ADAMSON, JOHN
ALLAN, ROBERT W.
ANGER, B.
ASHBURNER, W.F.
ALTHAUS, FRITZ
ADENEY, W.B.
ARMITAGE, C.W.
ARNOLD, R.E.
ALLAN, VAN
ALDIN, CECIL
ALMOND, W. DOUGLAS
ALEXANDER, EDWIN
ANDERSON, R.C.

BARRAUD, FRANCIS
BURNET, VICTOR
BELL, GRANVILLE
BAMBAL, W.K.
BIGNARD, A.
BERTRAM, F.W.
BREWTNALL, E.F.
BEADLE, J.P.
BRICKDALE, FORTESCUE
BURROUGHS, J. LEICESTER
BRAKESPEAR, W.A.
BRADLEY, S.H.
BUNDY, EDGAR
BUCKLAND, A.H.
BRIGGS, E.E.
BIRKENRUTH, A.
BROUGH, ROBERT
BIGLAND, PERCY
BECKINGHAM, ARTHUR
BYLES, HOUNSOM
BROOKS, FRANK
BUCKLER, J.
BROWN, H.S.
BELL, ARTHUR
BOUCHER, M.C.
BALDRY, A.L.
BOWCHER, F.
BENNETT, S.A.
BENNETT, F.M.
BURNS, R.P.
BROWN, M.
BELL, H.J.
BROWN, JOSEPH
BIRCH, LIONEL
BALL, WILFRID
BROWN, ARNESBY
BROWN, AUSTEN
BEADON, M.

CAMERON, D.Y.
CHARLTON, JOHN
COTMAN, F.G.
COLLIER, THE HON. JOHN
CHANCELLOR, H.
CAMERON, JOHN J.
CARTER, WILLIAM
COWPER, J.
CARTER, HUGH
CARTER, FRANK
CALDWELL, EDMUND
CROMPTON, JOHN
CLEMENTSON, F.
CARRÉ, J.S.M.
COLL, H.T.
COHEN, L.
CROMPTON, J.

CLARK, M.B.
COPE, G.
CRAWFORD, R.G.
CARDON, CLAUDE
CLARK, JAMES
CADENHEAD, J.
CHRISTIE, J. ELDER
CARTER, R.H.
CAMERON, JOHN
COOKE, JOHN
CATCHPOLE, F.
CAULFIELD, A.
COOKE, JOHN
CLEVERLY, C.F.M.
CAFÉ, T. WATT

DUNNING, J. THOMPSON
DAVIS, VAL.
DENNINGTON, A.
DICKENSON, A.J.
DAVIS, LUCIEN
DORMEDY, T.H.
D’OYLEY, C.F.
DANIEL, J.A.
DIXON, W.
DAVIDSON, THOMAS
DICKSEE, HERBERT
DAVIDSON, A.
DUTCHIE, W.
DA COSTA, JOHN
DE LISLE, V.
DIXON, A.P.
DERWENT, F.

EDWARDS, GEORGE H.
EVE, G.W.
EARNSHAW, M.H.
EGAN, WILFRID B.
ELSLEY, A.J.
EVISON, G.H.
ELLIS, EDWIN A.
ELLIS, ARTHUR

FISHER, MELTON
FURSE, J.H.M.
FOX-PHILLIPS
FARMER, G.
FAULKNER, A.M.
FOSTER, A.F.
FISHER, A.
FOOTTET, F.
FORD, W. ONSLOW
FOSTER, A.J.
FORD, HENRY J.
FLETCHER, BLANDFORD
FUCHS, M.E.
FURNISS, D.
FRASER, J.B
FRASER, A.
FAGAN, W.B.
FRITH, W.S.
FRASER, J.
FRANKLIN, W.R.
FISHER, MARK
FERRIER, G.S.
FORD, J.A.
FRASER, W.M.
FORBES, ELIZABETH STANHOPE
FARQUHARSON, DAVID
FOX, SHIRLEY
FORMILLY, C.
FRAMPTON, CHRISTABEL A.
FAED, JAMES

, Memorial to the President and Council

GRANGER, S.
GORDON, H. EVANS
GILBERT, A.
GREEN, MARGARET
GLOVER, D.M.
GOETZER, SIGISMUND
GAST, B.P.
GAST, F.
GOODWIN, T.
GORE, SPENSER
GALPIN, F.E.
GARRATT, G.
GARRETT, AG.
GAVIN, M.
GARNETT, W.F.
GAUNT, W.F.
GREGORY, J.F.
GOWANS, G.R.
GREIG, J.R.
GOTCH, T.C.
GOTCH, C.B.
GRIFFITHS, C.
GLEN, GRAHAM
GARSTIN, NROMAN
GOODALL, HERBERT
GREEN, DAVID
GALLON, B.
GARNETT, A.P.
GOULD, A. CARRUTHERS

HAYWARD, ALFRED
HARDY, NORMAN
HAYNES, A.S.
HOPKINS, ARTHUR
HUGHES, TALBOT
HILL, JAMES S.
HANKEY, LEE
HAYES, EDWIN
HEATH, DUDLEY
HORWITZ, H.
HOBSON, C.J.
HAMILTON, J.
HETHERINGTON, W.
HAYLES, G.E.
HALFORD, C.
HAITÉ, GEORGE
HARDY, DUDLEY
HAYWOOD, G.
HOLYOAKE, R.
HALL, SYDNEY P.
HILL, A.C.E.
HAMBOROUGH, J.
HALL, ROWLAND
HERKOMER, HERMANN G.
HEMY, THOMAS
HAMMOND, G.D.
HOWITZ, E.
HODGE, A.H.
HARRISON, D.
HAVILANDS, F.
HEWITT, B.M.
HIGGINS, R.
HATHERELL, W.
HUDSON, HENRY J.
HOLST, L.
HANARD. F.
HAMILTON, J.
HARRISON, J.
HOMAN, G.
HETHERINGTON, IVYSTAN
HORSLEY, WALTER
HAVERMAET, VAN
HEWITT, S.

HUSON, G.R.M.
HARE, ST. GEORGE
HAY, P.A.
HENRY, J.L.
HUNTER, MASON
HOPE, R.
HUNTER, SHERWOOD
HOOD, JACOMB
HAMPTON, HERBERT

I’ANSON, C.

JOHNSON, CYRUS
JAMES, GILBER
JONES, C.E.
JACK, R.
JOPLING, LOUISA
JOSHUA, N.
JAMESON, ALEX.
JENKINS, F. LYNN

KENNINGTON, T.B.
KING, YEEND
KERR, N.
KNOWLES, SHERIDAN
KINKEAD, A.S.
KÜPFER, WALTER
KINGSFORD, F.
KEEN, M.E.
KERR, HENRY
KENNEDY, EDWD. N.
KAY, ARCHIBALD

LEIGHTON, E. BLAIR
LEE, SIDNEY
LUXMORE, M.G.
LLEWELLYN, W.
LUCAS, BERNARD
LOCKE, C.
LEE, THOS. STERLING
LUCAS, M.L.
LLOYD, G.S.
LITTLE, E.
LYNDON, HERBERT
LUDOVICI, W.C.
LEWICK, R.
LEES, A.M.
LANGLEY, WALTER
LANGLEY, ALFRED A.
LOMAX, JOHN

MURCHETT, G.
MITCHELL, J.
MCGILL, DAVID
MARRABLE, C.N.
MARRIOTT, F.
MILLET, FRANK D.
MCGREGOR, ROBERT
MACKAY, JAMES M.
MURRAY, J.
MACDONALL, S.
MITCHELL, J. CRAWFOURD
MACKIE, PETER
MACKELLAR, DUNCAN
MCCORMICK, A.D.
MANN, HARRINGTON
MICHIE, COUTTS
MACDONALD, ALEXANDER
MÜCKLEY, L. FAIRFAX
MILLBANK, MARK
MILLER, HARRISON
MILLER, S.
MILLER, P.H.

, Memorial to the President and Council

MOIRA, GERALD
MORTON, GEORGE
MACGREGOR, JESSIE
MARKHAM, J.L.
MITCHELL, A.C.
MEASOM, W.A.
MILLS, EDWARD
MIDDLETON, J.R.
MADDERSON, C.G.
MITCHELL, E.J.

NOWELL, A.T.
NICOLET, G.
NAYLOR, M.J.
NOBLE, J. CAMPBELL
NISBET, P.C
NOBLE, ROBERT
NORMAND, ERNEST
NEWMAN, V.W.
NEWNHAM, C.
NEAVE, D.S.

OSBORNE, WALTER
OLIVIER, HERBERT
OGILVIE, F.S.

POMEROY, F.W.
POOLE, HENRY
POWNALL, LEONARD
PERUGINI, KATE
PEWITT, H.
PRINGLE, L.
PHILPOT, D.
PRICE, F.C.
PITTMAN, O.
PRICE, M.C.B.
PALIN, W.M.
PEGRAM, H.A.
POSTLETHWAITE, M.
PINTRY, TOTA
PARRY, D.H.
PAGET, H.M.
PETERSON, E.M.
PEGRAM, FRED.

RECKITT, F.M.
RANDALL, MARUICE
ROLLINS, J.W.
ROBINSON, H.
ROOKE, T.M.
REILLY, FRED.
ROBERTSON, H.R.
RACKHAM, A.
ROUSE, F.B.
ROBERTS, ELLIS
ROBERTSON, J.K.
REUBEN, V.
ROBERTSON, C.K.
RITCHIE, C.
RIVIERE, H.G.
ROBERTSON, T.
ROE, FRED.
ROBINSON, GREGORY
RICHARDSON, C.
RYLAND, HENRY
REEKS, J.M.
REFFELL, M.B.
RITCHIE, C.E.
REA, CECIL
ROCHE, ALEXANDER
ROBSON, W.
ROSS, THORBURN
RIDDELL, JAMES
RHEAM, H.M.
RAE, HENRIETTA

SMITH, WILLIAM
STRACHAN, D.
STRETTON, F.
SHACKLETON, WM.
SHAW, A. WINTER
STANTON, HUGHES
SIMONDS, G.
SMITHERS, C.T.
SPEED, HAROLD
SHAW, BYAM
SKIPWORTH, F.M.
SMITH, HELY
SCOTSON CLARK, G.F.
SIMPSON, A.
SLADEN, E.A.
SMYTHE, E.
SWYNNERTON, ANNIE L.
SWYNNERTON, J.W.
SOLOMON, J.
SCHMALZ, HERBERT
STRAKER, H.
SCHLɶSSER, CARL
STACKEL, E.
STRETON, A.
SCOTT, J.
STOURTON, EVERARD
SHAW, A.M.
STEWART, A.
STEPHENSON, G.
SEPHTON, G.H.
STEWART, C.E.
SLOCOMBE, SHIRLEY
SMITH, H.D.
SIMPSON, FRED.
STOTT, EDWARD
SPENCE, P.F.S.
SPENLOVE, SPENLOVE
SIMS, CHARLES
SMITH, NOEL
SMALL, F.
SPENCE, ROBERT
STEVENSON, W.A.
STOKES, MARIANNE
STOKES, ADRIAN

THOMSON, LESLIE
TAYLER, CHEVALIER
TADEMA, ALMA, LADY
TOWNSHEND, F.H.
THOMSON, E.G.
TUCK, H.
TAPLIN, B.E.
TYRRELL, T.
TOFT, J. ALPHONSE
TOFT, ALBERT
THOMSON, GEORGE
TAUBMANN, FRANK
TOWNSEND, P.H.
TOOLE, F.

URWICK, WALTER

VEDDER, M.
VIGOR, CHARLES
VERNÈDE, CAMILLE
VOYSEY, C.F.A.

WILLIAMS, TERRICK
WAGSTAFF, W.
WOOD, D.M.
WOODVILLE, CATON
WELK, J.S.
WETHERBEE, G.

, Memorial to the President and Council

WATERTON, F.S.
WATSON, SPENCER
WHITE, FLORENCE
WARD, M.W.
WOOD, DERWENT
WALKER, ALBERT
WILSON, ILIFFE G.W.
WRAGGE, ALFRED
WILLIAMS, HOWARD
WOOD, T.M.
WILSON, J.
WALKER, E.B.
WELLS, S.F.
WAUD, R.
WILLIAMS, J.S.
WYLLIE, CHAS. W.
WOOD, C. HAIGH
WHITING, F.

WALLAND, G.
WARD, ALFRED
WALKER, ADA
WEISS, JOSÉ
WETHERED, VERNON
WOLLEN, W.B.
WATT, F.
WALTON, FRANK
WRIGHT, M.
WOOLFORD, C.H.
WALL, S. WILLIAM
WINTOUR, A.
WAITE, THORNE
WHYTE, PATRICK
WATERS, DAVID
WEBB, J. COTHER

YOUNG, M.

Memorial to the President and Council

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

RAA/PC/13/4

Title

Memorial to the President and Council

Date

c. 1880

Level

File

Extent & medium

2 pieces

Previous reference codes

1680 A, B

Content Description

Printed copy of memorial with aphabetical list of signatures, seeking to reduce the number of works to be submitted annually [to the summer exhibition] by any artist outside the Royal Academy, together with the original memorial.