A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 10, 1778 / by the President [Sir Joshua Reynolds]
London: Printed by Thomas Cadell, printer to the Royal Academy, MDCCLXXIX
Physical Description
[2], 38, [2] pages ; 26 cm.
Series Title
Reynolds Discourse: VIII.
General Note
The president = Sir Joshua Reynolds.
With a final leaf of advertisements but lacking the half-title which is called for by F.W. Hilles and ESTC T31956.
Reynolds' 8th Discourse.
References
ESTC, T31956
Hilles, F.W. The literary career of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1936., 13.
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