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2. Staging the Spectacle
John Sunderland and David H. Solkin
Description: Art on the Line: The Royal Academy Exhibitions at Somerset House 1780–1836
Art on the Line: The Royal Academy Exhibitions at Somerset House 1780–1836
PUTTING ON THE ANNUAL Royal Academy exhibitions in Somerset House proved more often than not to be a highly complicated business, dogged by practical difficulties, poor organization, and more than the occasional personal crisis. Huge numbers of exhibits were involved: the 489 works shown in 1780 had grown to...
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John Sunderland and David H. Solkin
PublisherPaul Mellon Centre
Copyright© 2001 by The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and The Courtauld Institute Gallery
Related print edition pages: pp.23-37
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00023.008
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-18335
Chapter subject tags:Somerset House (London, England)Art, British--Exhibitions--18th centuryArchitecture, British--18th centuryInterior architecture--Great Britain--History--18th centuryRoyal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)Painting, British--18th century