Reference code
RAA/PRA/2/1
Title
"Correspondence relative to the new site for the Royal Academy of Arts on the Burlington House Estate. Sir Francis Grant P.R.A."
Date
1867
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 vol.
Previous reference codes
356
Historical Background
Grant was asked by the General Assembly of 29 August 1866 to deposit a record of the negotiations over the Royal Academy's move to Burlington House.
Content Description
A book containing bound copies of a statement by Grant to the General Assembly, 29 August 1866, a financial statement by
Sydney Smirke, 7 August 1866, and correspondence between Grant and members of the Government, 1866-67.
Acquisition Details
The donation of this material is recorded in the annual report for 1873.