Address To The Students Of The Royal Academy, Delivered Before The General Assembly At The Annual Distribution Of Prizes, 10th December, 1823 (11th December, 1826), By Sir Thomas Lawrence, Knt. President.
The dedication of the two volumes is from Thos. Lawrence, P.R.A. to 'The Members Of The Royal Academy Of Arts'.
References
A.D. Efland, A history of art education (1990); H.C. Morgan, 'The Schools of the Royal Academy', in British journal educ. stud., 21:1 (1973), p.88-103; S. Macdonald, The history and philosophy of art education (1970).
M. Levey, Sir Thomas Lawrence (2005); K.J. Garlick, Sir Thomas Lawrence (1989).
Summary Note
The imprint on the title-page of the second address reads, 'London: Printed By D.S. Maurice, Fenchurch Street. MDCCCXXVI.' This volume contains two addresses, as indicated by the half-title, 'Addresses To The Students Of The Royal Academy, By The President'. The first has the caption-title, 'Address To The Students Of The Royal Academy, At the Distribution of Medals, on the 10th of December, 1825 ...'; the second, the caption-title, 'Address', which someone has inscribed in ink, 'On Delivering the Silver Medals to the Students Dm 10. 1826'.
Lawrence was President of the Royal Academy from 1820 to 1830.
Copy Note
The 1826 volume carries the following inscriptions in an unknown hand: on the dedication-page, in pencil, '1825'; on the first page of the second address, in ink, 'On Delivering the Silver Medals to the Students Dm 10. 1826'; at the foot of p. 8, in ink, 'Flaxman'; at the foot of p. 12, in ink, 'A Commission from George Earl of Egrement & now at Petworth'.
Binding Note
20th-century light-brown cloth-covered boards; red spine-label lettered 'Lawrence - Addresses To Students 1824-1827' and 'R.A.' Bound with MSS entitled 'Address To the Students of the Royal Academy by Sr. Tho. Lawrence Decr. 10th. 1827 (1828) (1829)'.
Subject
Art - Theory
Student competitions - Students - Great Britain - London - 19th century
Speeches - Lectures - Great Britain - London - 19th century