The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, education and debate.
Alton is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England, near the source of the River Wey. It had a population of 17,816 at the 2011 census.
Chawton is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The village lies within the South Downs National Park and is famous as the home of Jane Austen for the last eight years of her life.
Farringdon is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire in England. The village is 2.8 miles (4.5 km) south of Alton, on the A32 road, close to a source of the River Wey.
Cassandra Elizabeth Austen was an amateur English watercolourist and the elder sister of Jane Austen. The letters between her and Jane form a substantial foundation to scholarly understanding of the life of the novelist.
Chawton House is a Grade II* listed manor house in Hampshire on the South side of Chawton village, and the present building was started in 1580.
Jane Austen's House Museum is a small independent museum in the village of Chawton near Alton in Hampshire. It is a writer's house museum occupying the 17th-century house in which novelist Jane Austen spent the last eight years of her life, during which time she wrote, revised and made ready to be published all six of her novels, and the fragment Sanditon. The museum has been a Grade I listed building since 1963.
Jock McFadyen is a contemporary British painter.
The Society of Women Artists (SWA) is a British art body dedicated to celebrating and promoting fine art created by women. It was founded as the Society of Female Artists (SFA) in 1855, offering women artists the opportunity to exhibit and sell their works. Annual exhibitions have been held in London since 1857, with some wartime interruptions.
Sir James Gow Mann was an eminent figure in the art world in the mid twentieth century, specialising in the study of armour.
Rose Wylie is a British painter. She is an artist known for creating large paintings on unprimed canvas.
Alicia Louisa Letitia BoyleRBA, RHA, RUA was an Irish abstract marine and landscape artist.
Frederick Rudolph Hay was a Scottish engraver known for his landscape and architectural work.
Gladys Caroline Barron née Logan (1884–1967) was an English sculptor and painter renowned for her portraiture.
Margaret Ross Hislop was a Scottish painter, working primarily with oil paint.
Alice Lindley-Millican (1885–1930) was a British sculptor known for her figurative works.
Maria Petrie was a German-born artist renowned for her figurative sculpture, particularly her portrait busts. She was also known for her influential work in the field of Art Therapy.
Jane Hogarth was a British printseller and businesswoman who preserved the rights to the artwork of her husband, William Hogarth, following his death. She successfully continued to produce and sell his work for many years.
Morning amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland, is a painting by J. M. W. Turner, painted c. 1798. It depicts the Old Man of Coniston, Cumbria, England.
James Hughes Anderdon (1790–1879) was an English banker, slave owner, and art collector. He is now known for his large-scale projects in extra-illustration.
