Royal Academy of Arts

Royal Academy of Arts is in London. It was instituted in 1768 by George III as a result of a memorial presented to him by 29 members who had seceded from "The Incorporated Society of Artists of Great Britain" (founded 1765). For some years received grants from the privy purse, and was provided with rooms in Somerset House. It was removed to Trafalgar Square in 1836, and to its present quarters at Burlington House in 1869. It receives now no public grant. holds yearly exhibitions, and supports an art school. Its membership comprises Royal Academicians, besides Associates. The Royal Hibernian Academy (founded 1823) and the Scottish Academy (1826) are similar institutions.

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