March 1755: A committee of twenty-six artists produced...
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March 1755
A committee of twenty-six artists produced a plan for an Academy to improve and promote the arts.
1786: Richard Payne Knight caused an outcry with...
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1786
Richard Payne Knight
caused an outcry with his deliberately provocative Account of the Remains of the Worship of Priapus, privately printed but strategically circulated.