Royal Academy

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Family and Intimate relationships Mary Cowden Clarke
MCC 's brother Joseph Alfred (known as Alfred) set up the famous family music firm, which gave a continuing framework to the publishing projects of his father. He managed the firm until 1856. Edward Petre
Family and Intimate relationships Frances Power Cobbe
Lloyd was the daughter of the squire of Rhagatt in Merionethshire, Wales; a maiden aunt in the family had been a friend of the Ladies of Llangollen (Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby )...
Leisure and Society Hannah Cowley
Richard Cosway 's painting of HCprotected by the Comic Muse was exhibited at the Royal Academy ; it was also engraved for reproduction in the Ladies Magazine.
Escott, Angela. The Celebrated Hannah Cowley. Pickering and Chatto.
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Education Edith Craig
EC studied music in Berlin with Alexis Holländer and at London's Royal Academy , aiming to become a concert pianist.
Holledge, Julie. Innocent Flowers: Women in the Edwardian Theatre. Virago.
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Cockin, Katharine. Edith Craig (1869-1947): Dramatic Lives. Cassell.
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Textual Production Anne Damer
AD began exhibiting her sculpture at the annual Royal Academy show in London; she was a regular contributor to this event until 1818.
Bakewell, Susan. “A Muse on the Move: The Hon. Anne Seymour Damer, from England to Italy (via France, Germany, Spain, and Portugal), 1762-1799”. American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) Conference, Providence, RI.
Textual Features Ella Hepworth Dixon
EHD 's heroine, Mary Erle, struggles to negotiate contemporary notions of femininity, marriage, and motherhood with her own desire to live independently and to pursue her own profession. After her father's death, she faces the...
Leisure and Society George Eliot
Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1867 and now in the National Portrait Gallery , this was said by those who knew GE to be the best likeness of her.
Ashton, Rosemary. George Eliot: A Life. Hamish Hamilton.
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Haight, Gordon S. George Eliot: A Biography. Oxford University Press.
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The portrait may...
Leisure and Society Grace Elliott
Thomas Gainsborough painted GE (already publicly known to be a courtesan) and caused scandal by exhibiting her portrait at the Royal Academy .
This painting is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York.
Conway, Alison. Private Interests. University of Toronto Press.
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Conway, Alison. Private Interests. University of Toronto Press.
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Leisure and Society Grace Elliott
Thomas Gainsborough exhibited at the Royal Academy another portrait of GE , painted some months earlier while she was pregnant, staring defiantly at the viewer.
This painting is now in the Frick Museum , New York.
Conway, Alison. Private Interests. University of Toronto Press.
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Conway, Alison. Private Interests. University of Toronto Press.
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Major, Joanne, and Sarah Murden. An Infamous Mistress: The Life, Loves and Family of the Celebrated Grace Dalrymple Elliott. Pen and Sword Books.
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Occupation Emmuska, Baroness Orczy
She had suddenly conceived the ambition of becoming an artist (the only profession open to her, as a girl of good family) when she heard that this was the choice of the cousin with whom...
Occupation Kate Greenaway
By 1873, KG began receiving offers to illustrate popular books and magazines; she left school to pursue a career as an illustrator, while hoping to become a published author. Her pictures for greetings cards for...
Family and Intimate relationships Barbara Hofland
The couple first met through their shared profession of teaching. He had some reputation as a painter, having been exhibiting at the Royal Academy for a decade as well as in Leeds; but his health...
Occupation Anna Mary Howitt
AMH was already writing and drawing as a professional when Henry Chorley , editor of the Ladies' Companion, commissioned her to go to Oberammergau and report on the passion play. On her return to...
Textual Production Anna Mary Howitt
AMH exhibited for the only time at the Royal Academy , with a picture entitled The Castaway, which depicts a fallen woman or prostitute.
McMaster, Juliet. That Mighty Art of Black-and-White. Linley Sambourne, <span data-tei-ns-tag="tei_title" data-tei-title-lvl="j">Punch</span>, and the Royal Academy. Ad Hoc Press.
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Graves, Algernon. The Royal Academy of Art. Henry Graves and George Bell.
Family and Intimate relationships Caroline Leakey
Caroline's father, James Leakey , was the son of John Leakey who was involved in wool trading. James was an artist who painted portraits, landscapes, and small interiors, but was best known for his oil...

Timeline

1850: The Royal Academy unleashed the full weight...

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1850

The Royal Academy unleashed the full weight of its criticism against the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood .

Before May 1851: The Royal Academy accepted several Pre-Raphaelite...

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Before May 1851

The Royal Academy accepted several Pre-Raphaelite works for its annual exhibition (which opened on 5 May), despite the volley of criticism which had followed the Brotherhood's previous public displays.

Mid-1850s: US sculptor Harriet Hosmer, living and working...

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Mid-1850s

US sculptor Harriet Hosmer , living and working in Rome, broke with the convention of using nude male models for both sexes.

7 May 1855: Painter Joanna Mary Boyce's Elgiva was hung...

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7 May 1855

Painter Joanna Mary Boyce 's Elgiva was hung at the Royal Academy exhibition; this was Boyce's first public exposure.

3 May 1858: Rosa Brett made her exhibition debut, showing...

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3 May 1858

Rosa Brett made her exhibition debut, showing The Hayloft at the Royal Academy , under the pseudonym Rosarius.

1859: A Royal Commission was appointed to investigate...

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1859

A Royal Commission was appointed to investigate the workings of the Royal Academy of Arts, including the role of women artists.

4 May 1874: Elizabeth (Thompson), Lady Butler, exhibited...

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4 May 1874

Elizabeth (Thompson), Lady Butler , exhibited her painting Roll Call at the Royal Academy ; it was bought by Queen Victoria .

1861: Fearing adverse publicity, and sensing a...

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1861

Fearing adverse publicity, and sensing a shift in public opinion, the Royal Academy of Arts acceeded to demands that female artists be granted admission and membership.

Before May 1862: Whistler's highly realist painting The White...

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Before May 1862

Whistler 's highly realist painting The White Girl was rejected by the Royal Academy .

1863: A Government Commission on art was established;...

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1863

A Government Commission on art was established; Robertson Blaine proposed full Royal Academy membership for women.

May 1867: The Royal Academy of Arts was compelled to...

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May 1867

The Royal Academy of Arts was compelled to repeal the quota system it had instituted to limit its numbers of female students.

3 May 1869: Catherine Madox Brown made her exhibition...

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3 May 1869

Catherine Madox Brown made her exhibition debut with At the Opera at the Royal Academy .

By 16 May 1874: The Royal Academy chose as its picture of...

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By 16 May 1874

The Royal Academy chose as its picture of the year Elizabeth Thompson 's The Calling of the Roll after the Crimea; Thompson was the first woman to receive such an honour.

Summer 1874: Watercolourist Helen (Paterson) Allingham...

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Summer 1874

Watercolourist Helen (Paterson) Allingham gained the recognition of the London artistic establishment after two of her paintings were selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.

By 12 May 1877: The Grosvenor Gallery (welcomed by a Punch...

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By 12 May 1877

The Grosvenor Gallery (welcomed by a Punch cartoon on this date) was established as an alternative exhibition arena to the Royal Academy shows. It lasted until 1891.

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