Title page for the 1788 Academy catalogue

RA Collection: Archive

Archive context

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Reference code

AND/7/4

Title

Title page for the 1788 Academy catalogue

Date

1788

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

Pasted to the face is a newspaper cutting advertising Mr. Dickinsons exhibition of the works of William Peters, and also an advertisement for the Polygraphic exhibition. Both are from 22 May 1787.

Pasted to the reverse of the page are three cuttings from The Morning Post. These comprise an incomplete critique of the 1788 exhibition along with a brief account of the annual dinner of that year. Also, a cutting from an unidentified source providing a brief overall critique.