James Elmes, 8 Regent St., Pall Mall, to Sir Thos. Lawrence, P.R.A.

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

LAW/4/216

Title

James Elmes, 8 Regent St., Pall Mall, to Sir Thos. Lawrence, P.R.A.

Date

5 May 1824

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

Complaining of his treatment at the hands of the hanging committee for the Royal Academy exhibition, they have hung only one of his works and two are missing; he opines on his good behaviour and success while a student of the Academy and that he has never belonged to other London art institutions (except for an informal group of Architects); he also complains that the catalogue states he is a member of the "Irish Academy" by omitting "Royal".

Associated Material

LAW/4/217