Reference code
AND/18/195
Title
Observations of Edward Bell on the 1823 Academy exhibition
Date
1823
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Content Description
Bell complains of the preponderence of portraits. He has heard that a third of the pictures accepted for exhibition were returned to their owners due to lack of space. He thinks the Academy should be moved to a new building on the site of the old King's Mews to act as a "proud memorial" fronting a "new square".