Report on the Preliminary Painting School

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

RAA/SEC/17/4

Title

Report on the Preliminary Painting School

Date

Nov 1870

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece, 4pp.

Previous reference codes

1301

Historical Background

The report was read at the meeting of Council of 26 November 1870.

Content Description

Report to the President and Council by Alfred Elmore and Frederic Leighton into the Preliminary Painting School. The report makes a number of criticisms of the School, including the fact that only the Curator and one student were present during the visit, and none of the stipulated objects of study were present, apart from "a few unimportant casts". The report goes on to make a number of recommmendations for improvements.