Reference code
GRI/3/395
Title
[On Atheneum paper] Memorandum in George Richmond's hand titled
'The New Gallery of Pictures at the R Academy'
Date
[1867]
Level
Item
Extent & medium
2 pieces
Historical Background
Richmond was elected in 1866 and sat on the 1867 Council, he arranged the 1867 exhibition when the rules regarding 'the line' were waived in favour of granting extra freedom to the committee.
Content Description
Regarding proposed rules for hanging of works and suggestions as to the design of the galleries; is possibly associated with a covering sheet providing 1857 as a date in a later hand.