Card announcing the move of Society of Artists from the exhibition room in the Strand to Philips's great room, near Air Street, Piccadilly

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

SA/43/56

Title

Card announcing the move of Society of Artists from the exhibition room in the Strand to Philips's great room, near Air Street, Piccadilly

Date

[1777]

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Historical Background

The Directors originally planned to issue a disclaimer specifically denying the link with Tassaert's museum, draft minutes of Directors' meeting, 30 April 1777, SA/15/195.

Content Description

The issue of the card arose form "the mean and unwarrantable methods which have been used to injure the above Society in the Public Esteem".