Blessington, Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of. “Introduction”. Conversations of Lord Byron, edited by Ernest J., Jr Lovell, Princeton University Press, 1969, pp. 3-114.
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Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Leisure and Society | Marguerite Gardiner Countess of Blessington | Her portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence
was exhibited at the Royal Academy
in 1822. Molloy, Joseph Fitzgerald. The Most Gorgeous Lady Blessington. 4th ed., Downey, 1896. 36 Blessington, Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of. “Introduction”. Conversations of Lord Byron, edited by Ernest J., Jr Lovell, Princeton University Press, 1969, pp. 3-114. 106 |
| Leisure and Society | Mary Elizabeth Braddon | Socially MEB
downplayed her status as an author, aided by the fact that as Mrs Maxwell—a name she went by even before marriage—she could move in society incognito. To this end, she attempted to... |
| Leisure and Society | Mary Brunton | On her second visit she took in the Royal Academy
Exhibition and visited the National School
under the guidance of Dr Andrew Bell
(a Scots Anglican clergyman, formerly of Madras, author of An Experiment in... |
| 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, 2012. 3 and n13, 5 |
| 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, 1996. 275 Haight, Gordon S. George Eliot: A Biography. Oxford University Press, 1968. 378 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, 2001. fig. 2 Conway, Alison. Private Interests. University of Toronto Press, 2001. 40, 227n83 |
| Literary responses | Q. D. Leavis | Fiction and the Reading Public was widely reviewed. In the Criterion of July 1932, T. S. Eliot
commended its argument: A society which does not recognize the existence of art is barbaric. But a society... |
| Literary Setting | Anne Thackeray Ritchie | Miss Angel traces Kauffmann
's career as that of a serious artist and working woman who becomes a society figure and a founding member of the Royal Academy
in London, but slants its representation... |
| Occupation | Frances Reynolds | She was also already a painter on her own account. She had done a portrait of Joshua around 1746 (now in the Cottonian Collection in the city museum and art gallery of Plymouth) Reynolds, Sir Joshua. The Letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds. Editors Ingamells, John and John Edgcumbe, Yale University Press, 2000. 264 |
| Occupation | Rosemary Sutcliff | She began to work as a miniature painter, following advice from her parents and the headmaster of Bideford Art School
(who allowed her to use an empty room there as her studio) that she would... |
| 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... |
| Occupation | Anne Carson | |
| Occupation | Emily Frederick Clark | EFC
painted miniatures, which she exhibited at the Royal Academy
in 1799. She told the RLF in 1811 that in addition to publishing from an early age she taught drawing. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. Archives of the Royal Literary Fund, 1790-1918. |
| 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... |
Timeline
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.
Marsh, Jan, and Pamela Gerrish Nunn. Women Artists and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. Virago, 1989.
20
Nunn, Pamela Gerrish. Victorian Women Artists. Women’s Press, 1987.
107
McMaster, Juliet. That Mighty Art of Black-and-White. Linley Sambourne, Punch, and the Royal Academy. Ad Hoc Press, 2009.
12-13, 44
1879: Painter Elizabeth (Thompson), Lady Butler,...
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1879
Painter Elizabeth (Thompson), Lady Butler
, sister of poet Alice Meynell
, fought unsuccessfully to become the first woman elected as a Royal Academy
member.
Casteras, Susan P., and Linda H. Peterson. A Struggle for Fame: Victorian Women Artists and Authors. Yale Center for British Art, 1994.
54
McMaster, Juliet. That Mighty Art of Black-and-White. Linley Sambourne, Punch, and the Royal Academy. Ad Hoc Press, 2009.
12
1881: Incandescent electric lighting was installed...
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1881
Incandescent electric lighting was installed at the Savoy Theatre, London.
Singer, Charles et al., editors. A History of Technology. Clarendon, 1958, 8 vols.
5: 217
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 25th ed., G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1911.
416
1884: The Art Workers' Guild was founded, with...
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1884
The Art Workers' Guild
was founded, with a mandate to seek the Unity of all the Aesthetic Arts.
Maas, Jeremy. Victorian Painters. Barrie and Jenkins, 1978.
15
Cumming, Elizabeth, and Wendy Kaplan. The Arts and Crafts Movement. Thames and Hudson, 1991.
25, 26
May 1885: John Callcott Horsley, Rector of the Royal...
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May 1885
John Callcott Horsley
, Rector of the Royal Academy
, first stated his objection to the use of nude female models in a letter to The Times which he signed a British Matron.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
McMaster, Juliet. That Mighty Art of Black-and-White. Linley Sambourne, Punch, and the Royal Academy. Ad Hoc Press, 2009.
60-61
8 June 1885: A Punch cartoon by Du Maurier on the annual...
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8 June 1885
A Punch cartoon by Du Maurier
on the annual Royal Academy
exhibition made fun of the recent controversy over nude models.
McMaster, Juliet. That Mighty Art of Black-and-White. Linley Sambourne, Punch, and the Royal Academy. Ad Hoc Press, 2009.
59 and fig. 36
1889: The Royal Academy of Arts voted to allow...
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1889
The Royal Academy
of Arts voted to allow application for membership by female artists; however, this remained only a theoretical possibility for 33 years.
Marsh, Jan, and Pamela Gerrish Nunn. Women Artists and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. Virago, 1989.
119
1893: The Royal Academy provided male models to...
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1893
The Royal Academy
provided male models to its female life drawing classes.
Marsh, Jan, and Pamela Gerrish Nunn. Women Artists and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. Virago, 1989.
119
25 January 1896: Lord Leighton of Stretton died: he was a...
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25 January 1896
Lord Leighton of Stretton
died: he was a leading classical painter and President of the Royal Academy
.
Ford, Boris, editor. The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain. Vol. 9 vols, Cambridge University Press, 1988–2024.
8: 119
4-22 May 1914: Militant suffragettes slashed several paintings...
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4-22 May 1914
Militant suffragettes slashed several paintings at the Royal Academy
and the National Gallery
, including Sargent
's portrait of Henry James
.
Wees, William C. Vorticism and the English Avant-Garde. University of Toronto Press, 1972.
17-18
29 November 1947 - 29 February 1948: The Royal Academy in London held an important...
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29 November 1947 - 29 February 1948
The Royal Academy
in London held an important exhibition of Indian and Pakistani art. Sarojini Naidu
was one of those who worked with British arts professionals to find and select the exhibits.
Roberts, Cleo. “1947: India, Art and Nationhood”. London Library Magazine, No. 38, 1 Dec.–28 Feb. 2017, pp. 22-5.
24-5
1955: Italian artist Pietro Annigoni drew record...
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1955
Italian artist Pietro Annigoni
drew record attendance to the Royal Academy
's summer Exhibition with his somewhat romantic portrait HM the QueenQueen Elizabeth II
.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
409
1967: Thirty-one years after becoming a full member...
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1967
Thirty-one years after becoming a full member of the Royal Academy of Arts
, Dame Laura Knight
received an invitation to its annual dinner, the first attended by women.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
1987: The Tate Gallery bought Sonia Boyce's drawing...
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1987
The Tate Gallery
bought Sonia Boyce
's drawing entitled Missionary Position II. Boyce was the first black female artist to enter the collection and, she later discovered to her shock, only the fifth woman.
Higgins, Charlotte. “’The vitriol was really unhealthy’: artist Sonia Boyce on the row over taking down Hylas and the Nymphs”. theguardian.com, 19 Mar. 2018.
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