Royal Academy

This article refers to an art institution in London. For other meanings of Royal Academy see Royal Academy (disambiguation).

History

The Royal Academy was formed to rival the Society of Artists after an unseemly leadership dispute between two leading architects, Sir William Chambers and James Paine. Paine won, but Chambers vowed revenge and used his strong connections with the King to create a new artistic body, the Royal Academy, in 1768. It was formally launched the following year.

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Society of Artists - Architect - William Chambers - James Paine - 1768

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Its forty founder members, all admitted on 10 December 1768, included a father/daughter combination (George Michael Moser and Mary Moser) and two sets of brothers (George Dance the Younger and Nathaniel Dance-Holland, and

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10 December - George Michael Moser - Mary Moser - George Dance the Younger - Nathaniel Dance-Holland

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Paul and Thomas Sandby).

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Paul - Thomas Sandby

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Sir Joshua Reynolds was its first president, and Benjamin West its second.

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Joshua Reynolds - Benjamin West

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