Royal Society of British Artists
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The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) is a British art body established in 1823 as the Society of British Artists, as an alternative to the Royal Academy
.
The RBA currently has 110 elected members who participate in an annual exhibition currently held at the Mall Galleries in London. The Society's previous gallery was a building designed by John Nash
in Suffolk Street. Queen Victoria granted the Society the Royal Charter
in 1887.
It is one of the nine member societies that form the Federation of British Artists
which administers the Mall Galleries, next to Trafalgar Square
.
Its records 1823–1985 are in the Victoria and Albert Museum
.
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
.
History
The RBA commenced with twenty-seven members, and took until 1876 to reach fifty. Artists wishing to resign were required to give three months' notice and pay a fine of £100. The RBA's first two exhibitions were held in 1824, with one or two exhibitions held annually thereafter.The RBA currently has 110 elected members who participate in an annual exhibition currently held at the Mall Galleries in London. The Society's previous gallery was a building designed by John Nash
John Nash (architect)
John Nash was a British architect responsible for much of the layout of Regency London.-Biography:Born in Lambeth, London, the son of a Welsh millwright, Nash trained with the architect Sir Robert Taylor. He established his own practice in 1777, but his career was initially unsuccessful and...
in Suffolk Street. Queen Victoria granted the Society the Royal Charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
in 1887.
It is one of the nine member societies that form the Federation of British Artists
Federation of British Artists
The Federation of British Artists consists of nine art societies, and is based at the Mall Galleries in London where the societies Annual Exhibitions are held. The societies represent living artists working in the UK who create contemporary figurative art...
which administers the Mall Galleries, next to Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London, England, United Kingdom. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. There are a number of statues and sculptures in the square, with one plinth displaying changing pieces of...
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Its records 1823–1985 are in the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
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Prominent Members
- John Noble Barlow
- Wyke BaylissWyke BaylissSir Wyke Bayliss was a British painter, author and poet. He almost exclusively painted interiors of British and European churches and cathedrals, and was known in the late Victorian era as an academic authority on art...
- Edmund BlampiedEdmund BlampiedEdmund Blampied was one of the most eminent artists to come from the Channel Islands, yet he received no formal training in art until he was 16 years old...
- Henry John BoddingtonHenry John BoddingtonHenry John Boddington was an English landscape painter.-Life and work:Boddington was born Henry John Williams in St Marylebone, London, the second son of painter Edward Williams and his wife Anne . He had five brothers, all of whom became landscape painters...
- Estella CanzianiEstella CanzianiEstella Canziani was a British portrait and landscape painter, an interior decorator and a travel writer and folklorist.- Life and works :...
- Albert Henry CollingsAlbert Henry CollingsAlbert Henry Collings R.B.A, was an English artist most notable for his portraiture.- Life and work :Collings was born, trained, and lived all his life in London. Working in oils, water-colour, and pastel, he specialised in figure subjects and portraits, for which he received a number of official...
- Ralph HedleyRalph HedleyRalph Hedley was a realist painter, woodcarver and illustrator, best known for his paintings portraying scenes of everyday life in the North of England....
- Hayley LeverHayley LeverHayley Lever was an Australian-American painter, etcher, lecturer and art teacher.-Life and work:Richard Hayley Lever was born in Australia on 28 September 1876...
- Cyril Edward Power
- Stanley RoyleStanley RoyleStanley Royle was a post-impressionist English landscape painter and illustrator who lived for most of his life in and around Sheffield and Canada...
- Edward SeagoEdward SeagoEdward Brian Seago RBA ARWS RWS was an English artist who painted in both oils and watercolours.The son of a coal merchant, born in Norwich, Seago was a self-taught artist, , and enjoyed a wide range of admirers from the British Royal family and the Aga Khan to the common man...
- James WhistlerJames WhistlerJames Whistler is the name of:* James Abbott McNeill Whistler , American-born, British-based artist, known for the painting colloquially known as Whistler's Mother...
- Christopher WilliamsChristopher Williams (Welsh artist)Christopher David Williams was a Welsh artist.He was born in Maesteg, Wales. His father Evan Williams intended him to be a doctor, but he disliked the idea. A visit to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, in 1892, where he spent some hours in front of Frederick Leighton's "Perseus and Andromeda,"...