Mr. Copley

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

FAR/1/4

Title

Mr. Copley

Date

[1803]

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 volume

Content Description

Consisting of Farington's compiled evidence against the behaviour of Copley in Council during 1803. Farington includes transcripts of the protest delivered to Council in by Copley, Wyatt, Yenn and Bourgeois and their letter to Benjamin West dated 6th March. He fulminates at length on the misguided logic of Copley's position and includes evidence of Copley holding contrary positions on Academy policy dating from 1793 to 1801.