Highlights from the RA Collection
1 January 2021 - 31 December 2025
Collection Gallery | Burlington Gardens
Tues–Sun: 10am–6pm
Fri: 10am–9pm
Free
no booking required
From Leonardo to Leighton, visit the Collection Gallery for free to see highlights from the RA Collection.
A sixteenth-century copy of Leonardo’s Last Supper, works by leading British artists from the last 250 years – the Collection Gallery is a treasure trove of masterpieces.
Visit for free to see works by leading early Academicians including Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA, Mary Moser RA and Angelica Kauffman RA, alongside highlights from the collection of art they began in eighteenth century, and changing displays featuring contemporary Academicians.
This year Flaming June, Frederic, Lord Leighton's masterpiece, is on display in our Collection Gallery. Don’t miss this opportunity to see this iconic work which is on loan from the Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Tues–Sun: 10am–6pm
Fri: 10am–9pm
Free
no booking required
Gallery
Self-portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds, PRA, ca. 1780
Spring, ca. 1780
Copy of Leonardo's The Last Supper, c.1515-20
The Royal Academicians in General Assembly, 1795
Paul preaching in the Areopagus, 1729-31
Flaming June
Originally exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1895, Flaming June is one of the most important works by Frederic, Lord Leighton PRA (1830–1896). Now, almost 128 years after it was first shown at the RA, Leighton’s masterpiece returns to Piccadilly, on loan from the Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Flaming June is displayed alongside works from the RA Collection, including others by Leighton, by his contemporaries, those which inspired him (including Michaelangelo’s Taddei Tondo) and those which he in turn influenced.
This partnership has been organised by the Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico and the Royal Academy of Arts.
Works in Progress
What’s the process behind creating a masterpiece?
This display focuses on the idea of work in progress, looking ‘behind the scenes’ at what goes into creating a work of art. From first ideas jotted down in tiny sketchbooks to compositional plans and detailed studies, all of the items on display relate to the preparation and research that often go into a completed work.