Forget Jean Valjean and Quasimodo, here are three things you might not know about this French polymath. Hugo once said that ...

A founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Sir John Everett Millais was internationally renowned during his lifetime, and his career culminated in his election as President of the Royal ...

Discover the imaginary worlds of Victor Hugo, one of France’s most famous writers, at this exhibition of his rarely-seen works on paper. Victor Hugo (1802–1885) was a leading public figure in ...

Charlotte Halliday (b. 1935) RA Collection: People and Organisations Painter and illustrator. Studied at the RA Schools 1953-58. Daughter of artist Edward Halliday Profile Born: 1935 Share ...

Held every year since 1769, the Summer Exhibition displays works in a variety of mediums and genres by emerging and established artists. The Summer Exhibition is the world’s oldest open submission ...

To celebrate the National Lottery’s Open Week, we’re offering one lucky winner the chance to win a guided tour of this year's Summer Exhibition. Win an early morning tour of the Summer Exhibition at ...

Declining an invitation to the annual dinner. James says that he had been gravely ill, and though happily better, would be for some [time] disqualified from committing himself to "great occasions and ...

Landscape painter and draughtsman. Son of naturalist and curator Johann Samuel Miller (formerly Müller) (1779-1830). The book of gems. : The modern poets and artists of Great Britain. / Edited by S.C.

Samuel Cousins' large mezzotint of the Coronation of Queen Victoria, after a painting by C.R. Leslie, was first published in 1843, and an impression was exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer ...

Christopher Whitfield (1902 - 1967) RA Collection: People and Organisations Poet, essayist and short-story writer. Profile Born: 1902 Died: 1967 Nationality: British Gender: Male Share ...

Publishing imprint, a subsidiary of Victor Gollancz Ltd established by Michael Joseph (1897–1958) in 1935. Joseph bought out Gollancz Ltd in 1938. In 1985, Michael Joseph Ltd was acquired by Penguin ...

Explore art works, paint-smeared palettes, scribbled letters and more... Artists and architects have run the RA for 250 years. Our Collection is a record of them.