Plaister [Antique] Academy attendance books

RA Collection: Archive

Archive context

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Reference code

RAA/KEE/2/1

Title

Plaister [Antique] Academy attendance books

Date

21 Jul 1790 - 17 Mar 1798

Level

Sub-series

Extent & medium

12 vols

Previous reference codes

377 A, B

Content Description

The books contain lists of the signatures of students used as a means of recording daily attendance in the Plaister Academy (also known, more formerly, as the Antique Academy). The series contains the following gaps: 27 November 1790 - 23 March 1791; 10 November 1792 - 7 March 1793; 28 June 1794 - 22 March 1795 and 19 February 1797 - 31 October 1797. The books bear the label "From the library of Ch[arles] Fairfax Murray".

Acquisition Details

Presented by the Trustees of the National Gallery, 1932.

Associated Material

Detached leaf from the volume next in this series (19 -24 March 1798): GR/22.