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Sydney Lee, 'The Sleeping Square' (detail), 1928. Aquatint, mezzotint and roulette. Private collection. © estate of the artist.
Sidney Nolan, 'Ned Kelly' (detail), 1946. Enamel paint on composition board. 90.8 x 121.5 cm. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Gift of Sunday Reed, 1977.
Sir Hugh Casson PRA, 'Elephant and Rhinoceros Pavilion, London Zoo'(detail), c.1971. © Royal Academy of Arts, London.
George Bellows, 'Stag at Sharkey’s' (detail), 1909. Oil on canvas, 92 x 112.6 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art. Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection. Photo © The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Viewing events occurring on 16 April 2009
21 March—7 June 2009
Exhibitions - In The Sackler Wing of Galleries, Burlington House
2009-13 Season supported by JTI
Supported by Canon
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) is considered one of the greatest Japanese artists who, alongside Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige, dominated...
18 November 2008—17 April 2009
Exhibitions - In the Library Print Room
Free
From the Royal Academy’s own collection, this display brings together drawings and images showing the creation the great staircase during Regency London between 1812 and 1818 for the wealthy Lord George...
Read more about Samuel Ware and the Creation of the Great Staircase, Burlington House
19 March—11 June 2009
Exhibitions - In the Sir Hugh Casson Room for Friends of the Royal Academy
Free
This exhibition presents a group of panoramic watercolours by Adrian Berg RA primarily from the 1980s and 1990s.
27 January—28 April 2009
Exhibitions - In the Architecture Space
Free
Due to popular demand the film interviews will be on show until 28 April.
Through film interviews and pictorial essays, international architects identify their affinity with, or indeed their critique...
Read more about Andrea Palladio: Through the eyes of contemporary architects
2—29 April 2009
Exhibitions - In the Gallery Café
Free
Read more about Gruiformes: An Exhibition of Recent Prints by Simon Lawson
27 February—24 May 2009
Free
Benjamin West’s first version of Death on the Pale Horse is the focus of this display. Drawn in 1783, his striking portrayal of the Apocalypse was part of a commission from George III but the King eventually...
Read more about 'Death on the Pale Horse' and other works by Benjamin West PRA
20 December 2008—29 November 2009
Free
A little-known national treasure, the Royal Academy's Collection focuses predominantly on British art and architecture from the 18th century to the present day.
Read more about The Permanent Collection on display in the John Madejski Fine Rooms
16 April 2009
SOLD OUT Friends tour The Garrick Club, which houses the largest and most significant collection of British theatrical works of art.
