Reference code
AND/1/24
Title
[newspaper cuttings] A brief History of the rise and progress of the Royal Academy from notes and memoranda of Benjamin West, P.R.A.
Date
1807
Level
Item
Extent & medium
3 pieces, pasted onto guard paper
Content Description
An interesting alternative to the usual story of the Academy's foundation; if the notes really are from West then the article carries a special importance; the writer discusses the state of the art prior to the Presidency of
Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Associated Material
Continued in AND/1/25-26.