A discourse, delivered at the opening of the Royal Academy, October 16, 1780 / by the President [Sir Joshua Reynolds]

Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA

RA Collection: Book

Record number

23/672

Author

Variant Title

A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 11, 1780. By the president

Imprint

London: Printed by Thomas Cadell, Printer to the Royal Academy, MDCCLXXXI

Physical Description

[4], 32 pages ; 24 cm.

Series Title

Reynolds Discourse: IX & X.

General Note

The president = Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Half-title: ’Two discourses, &c.’ - Includes: ’A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 11, 1780. By the president’, with a separate titlepage, but continuous pagination and register.
Reynolds' 9th & 10th Discourse.
"[ Price Three Shillings. ]" [Half-title].

References

ESTC, T31943
Hilles, F.W. The literary career of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1936, 14.

Summary Note

Reynolds's first Discourse was delivered at the opening of the Academy on 2 January 1769; the remainder were delivered in December at the Academy's awards of prizes to students - numbers II-V annually (1769-1772), numbers VI-XV every two years (1774-1790) with the exception of number IX, delivered in October 1780 to mark the Academy's move into Somerset House.

Provenance

Inscribed in black ink on the half-title: `Dr Beattie from the Author.' (Possibly the Scottish poet, moralist, and philosopher, Dr. James Beattie (1735-1803)).

Name as Subject

Subject

Art - Painting - Theory
Student competitions - Students - Great Britain - London - 18th century
Speeches - Lectures - Great Britain - London - 18th century

Contributors

Thomas Cadell the elder, printer
James Beattie, previous owner