Letter to The Right Hon. [William Cowper], The First Commissioner of Her Majesty's Works | Archives | RA Collection

Archive context

Royal Academy of Arts Archive
1. Royal Academy of Arts, official archive
  1. Records of the Secretary
    1. Miscellaneous Secretary's correspondence
      1. Correspondence with William Cowper, First Commissioner of HM Works

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Reference code

RAA/SEC/3/13/1

Title

Letter to The Right Hon. [William Cowper], The First Commissioner of Her Majesty's Works

Date

31 Jul 1865

Level

Item

Extent & medium

14pp.

Previous reference codes

735

Historical Background

The letter is in response to one from the First Commissioner of Works, dated 5 June 1865, quoted in Council minutes of 15 June.

Content Description

Draft letter, with considerable alterations, from the Royal Academy of Arts, to be signed by the President, Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, in reponse to the offer of a choice of two sites at Burlington House for the relocation of the Academy from Trafalgar Square.