The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Works in Watercolour & Sculptures by Living Artists, 1887
End Date: 1887
Type: Exhibition
Description: Special 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 the works of living 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/
Display Arrangement: Sculpture exhibited in South Room.
Exhibits
Exhibition included Peter Reid, Esq., Forfar
Exhibition included A Roman matron
lent by T. D. Brodie, Esq.
Exhibition included Angelino, a shepherd
lent by James Cowan Esq.
Exhibition included Dante
lent by James Cowan, Esq.
Exhibition included Medals
1887
Citing this record
'The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Works in Watercolour & Sculptures by Living Artists, 1887', 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_1212406348, accessed 22 Jan 2020]
