W.P. Frith, 12 Park Village West, London, to T. Miller

RA Collection: Archive

Archive context

Showing item 18 of 19 in this group

Reference code

236/45/18

Title

W.P. Frith, 12 Park Village West, London, to T. Miller

Date

10 Feb 1851

Level

Item

Extent & medium

2 pieces

Content Description

The Academicians are meeting for an election; discusses the British Institution exhibition as the worst he has ever seen, mentions Pickersgill, Stone, Linnell, Goodall, Roberts, Lee & O'Neil; result of the election, Creswick, Watson-Gordon, Grant & Redgrave, speaks of the comparative merits of Ward, Poole and Egg; complains that the "Redgrave school" are "ready and ripe for election".