The Exhibition of The Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Works of Deceased and Living Scottish Artists, 1863
End Date: October 1863 (Presumed)
Type: Exhibition
Description: A special exhibition of works by deceased and living Scottish artists in addition to the annual spring exhibition.
Policy: To encourage the practice of the Fine Arts in Scotland by showing to the public representative collections of works mainly from Scottish artists of the time.
In addition to the Annual Exhibitions the Academy occasionally placed on view, at another season of the year, memorial collections of the works of eminent artists recently deceased or special exhibitions, such as this one, of living (and deceased) artists.
For further information on the history of the RSA see Frank Rinder & W. D. McKay, The Royal Scottish Academy, 1826-1916 (Glasgow: University Press, 1917).
See also http://www.royalscottishacademy.org/pages/menu_page.asp/
Exhibits
Exhibition included Oenone deserted by Paris
lent by Charles Janner, Esq.
Exhibition included A Highland lassie
1863
Exhibition included Corinna, the lyric muse
lent by W. Wilson, Esq., of Banknock
Exhibition included Sunshine
1863
Exhibition included Dante
1863
Exhibition included Alfred Tennyson, 1856
1863
Exhibition included Prof. Blackie
1863
Exhibition included Ebenezer Gilchrist, Esq., late manager of the British Linen Bank, Edinburgh
lent by John MacCulloch, Esq.
Exhibition included Miss Siddon
1863
lent by J. T. Gibson-Craig, Esq.
Exhibition included A Roman matron
lent by J. T. Gibson-Craig Esq.
Exhibition included Hamlet
lent by Prof. Lushington
Exhibition included Mrs Learmonth
lent by Colonel Learmouth
Exhibition included Miss Jessie Miller, daughter of John Miller, Esq., CE, of Leithen and Drumlithie
lent by John Miller, Esq., CE
Exhibition included The Countess of Elgin
lent by the Earl of Elgin
Exhibition included Harald Hardrada, the Norse sea-king...
1863
Exhibition included A Roman girl
1863
Exhibition included Sir Galahad, the Good Knight
1863
Exhibition included Diarmid, son of J. Noel Paton, Esq., RSA
1863
Organizing Institution or Venue
Organized by The Royal Scottish Academy
1863
Organized by The Royal Scottish Academy
1863
Participants
Exhibitors included John Hutchison
Multiple works
Exhibitors included Amelia Robertson Hill
Multiple works
Exhibitors included Thomas Campbell
Multiple works
Exhibitors included William Brodie
Multiple works
Citing this record
'The Exhibition of The Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Works of Deceased and Living Scottish Artists, 1863', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/event.php?id=msib6_1203954085, accessed 08 Jun 2023]