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The Royal Society of Portrait Painters
Catalogue reference: ACC/3489
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This record is about the The Royal Society of Portrait Painters dating from 1891 - 2001.
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- ACC/3489
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Royal Society of Portrait Painters
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1891 - 2001
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Description (What the record is about)
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This collection includes minutes books and exhibition catalogues
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<span class="wrapper"><p>SEE ALSO: Brian Morris: The poems [cover portrait of Lord Morris by Daphne Todd, PPRP, NEAC]</p> <p>ON OPEN SHELVES IN LIBRARY</p></span>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Royal Society of Portrait Painters</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 67 files
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Access of the collection is by written permission only
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Royal Society of Portrait Painters was founded early in 1891. The impetus for the formation of the Society arose because some young portrait painters felt that their work was being excluded by the Royal Academy (of which they were not members) and so planned firstly an exhibition, then a Society of Portrait Painters. Members of the Society included Archibald John Stuart Wortley (the first President); James Jebusa Shannon; Percy Jacomb Hood; and Arthur Melville. The first exhibition was held in June 1891.
In 1911 the Society, by the permission of George V, gained the status of a Royal Society. Despite financial instability and problems finding venues for exhibitions the Society flourished and attracted critical and public attention; the annual exhibitions becoming an established part of the art calendar. The Society can boast a distinguished list of past and present members. In 1986 it became a Registered Company and in 1987 a charity.
The records of the Royal Society were deposited with the Greater London Record Office in March 1995. They are available for public consultation with the prior permission of the Society; for details please consult Record Office staff.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/3e816c7d-c979-4b13-ad4e-a6b187a34eb3/
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The Royal Society of Portrait Painters