Revd Matthew William Peters RA (1742 - 1814)
RA Collection: People and Organisations
He resigned from the Royal Academy to `relinquish his art as a profession and take up a clerical career’ (Manners, op. cit., p.25).
Profile
Born: 1742 in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
Died: 20 March 1814
Nationality: British
Elected ARA: 27 August 1771
Elected RA: 11 February 1777
Honorary officer: Chaplain 1784 - 1788
Resigned: 01 Nov 1790
Gender: Male
Preferred media: Painting
Works by Revd Matthew William Peters in the RA Collection
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Works after Revd Matthew William Peters in the RA Collection
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Associated books
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William Shakespeare
The Dramatic Works Of William Shakspeare Revised By George Steevens. Vol. I. (- IX.) - London: -: [1802]
04/3206
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A Collection Of Prints, From Pictures Painted For The Purpose Of Illustrating The Dramatic Works Of Shakspeare, By The Artists Of Great-Britain. Volume I. (II.) - London,: [1803]
04/3171
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Victoria Manners
Matthew William Peters, R.A. : his life and work with a catalogue of his paintings and engravings after his works / by Lady Victoria Manners - London: 1913
08/3958
Associated archives
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[draft], Ozias Humphry, Newman Street, to Lady Mulgrave
16 Oct 1779
Item HU/2/89
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Mathew William Peters, Welbeck Street, to J. Kirby
06 Jun 1769
Item SA/36/41
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[copy] Wm. Peters, Brasted Place, Sevenoaks, to John Taylor, Sun Newspaper Office, The Strand
[15 Oct 1811]
Item AND/14/159
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Title page to the 1796 Academy catalogue
1796
Item AND/9/160