We recently scanned this portrait sketched by Sir James Wilkie RA in the 1830s of one of the Royal A
We recently scanned this portrait sketched by Sir James Wilkie RA in the 1830s of one of the Royal Academy porters. It’s only 5 centimetres square on the page but shows incredible detail. If you want to see more characters from our history, please check out our digital view of Yinka Shonibare’s wrap around our Burlington Gardens building right here. You can click your way through almost 250 years of the people who make up the RA. -- source link
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