The exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts. MDCCCLXXXIV. The one hundred and sixteenth.

Royal Academy of Arts (London)

RA Collection: Book

Record number

17/62

Author

Royal Academy of Arts (London)

Imprint

London: Printed by William Clowes and Sons Limited, 14 Charing Cross, printers to the Royal Academy, MDCCCLXXXIV

Physical Description

80 p. ; 24 cm.

Series Title

Exhibition of the Royal Academy

General Note

"The lyfe so short, the craft so long to lerne,

Th' assay so hard, so sharpe the conquering." Chaucer. t.p.

References

For reviews of the exhibition, and numerous black & white illustrations of the works exhibited see:

H.Blackburn (Ed), English art in 1884 (1895).

Henry Lassalle (Ed), The Royal Academy illustrated, 1884.

Reproductions

View a digitised version of this exhibition catalogue here: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/exhibition-catalogue/ra-sec-vol116-1884

Binding Note

[First copy] Catalogues for the exhibitions: 1875-1884 bound in one volume. Quarter bound in 20th-century light brown leather and marbled paper cover; black spine-label lettered in gold 'Exhibitions of the Royal Academy' and '1875-84'

Name as Subject

Royal Academy of Arts (London)

Contributors

William Clowes and Sons Ltd., printer
Royal Academy of Arts (London), publisher