Royal Institution of Art (Edinburgh)
Foundation date: 1826 (Circa)
Dissolution date: 1906 (Circa)
Function: Art society and art gallery
Policy: Based on the British Institution in London, its prime aim was to present the works of old Masters, and later also of contemporary Scottish Art.
Also housed the Statue Gallery which comprised approximately two hundred and thirty nine casts of sculptures and reliefs. Artists and students were admitted without charge.
Employees, Students & Members
Locations
Address Waterloo Place Edinburgh | View on map
1819 - 1826
Address The Mound Princes Street Edinburgh | View on map
1826
This address was shared with the Royal Scottish Academy, The Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Trustees' Academy. From 1910, following a reorganisation of arts institutions in Edinburgh the building was designated as the Royal Scottish Academy and remains so to the present day
Institutional and Business Connections
Premises taken over by The Royal Scottish Academy
1910
Shared premises with Royal Institution for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts in Scotland
1826 - 1829
the RIEFAS held its exhibition at the new Royal Instituion building
Associated People
Students included Fanindra Nath Bose
1905
Students included Charles D'Orville Pilkington Jackson
1905 - 1908 (Circa)
Citing this record
'Royal Institution of Art (Edinburgh)', 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/organization.php?id=msib6_1208871214, accessed 23 Mar 2023]
