A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy on the distribution of the prizes, Dec. the 10th, 1774 / by the President [Sir Joshua Reynolds]
London: Printed for Thomas Davies [by William Griffin], Bookseller to the Royal Academy, MDCCLXXV
Physical Description
[2], 36 pages ; 25 cm.
Series Title
Reynolds Discourse: VI.
General Note
Printer identified by F.W. Hilles.
The president = Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Reynolds' 6th Discourse.
References
ESTC, T31954
Hilles, F.W. The literary career of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1936., 8 & p. 39.
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.
Art - Painting - Theory
Student competitions - Students - Great Britain - London - 18th century
Speeches - Lectures - Great Britain - London - 18th century