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Photocopy: The Royal Academy's new sculpture room

1861

Title

Photocopy: The Royal Academy's new sculpture room

Date

1861

Archive reference number

NG30/1861/4

Description

Photocopy of an illustration from the 'Illustrated London News' 18 May 1861 p 458. James Pennethorne constructed three rooms for the display of sculpture in the Royal Academy. The space used was formerly the hall and entrance hall of the National Gallery. The central and largest of the rooms is shown here and was painted pink. The space above was given over to the National Gallery. See 'Sir James Pennethorne and the Making of Victorian London' by Geoffrey Tyack, 1992, p.202.

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Item

Alternative reference numbers

VF2

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