The Royal Academy Exhibition of 1859 was the ninety first annual Summer Exhibition of the British Royal Academy of Arts. It was held at the National Gallery on Trafalgar Square in London between 2 May and 23 July 1859. It was notable for two sequel paintings Henry Nelson O'Neil's Home Again and Abraham Solomon's Not Guilty . John Everett Millais's The Vale of Rest and Spring provoked a debate about the continuing legacy of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. [1] Millais also submitted the historical painting The Love of James the First of Scotland. One of the most popular works with the public was Dividend Day at the Bank of England by George Elgar Hicks. [2]
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Having recently had a painting rejected by the British Institution, Frederic Leighton carefully selected three works to exhibit, all featuring the Italian model Anna Risi. [3] Daniel Maclise submitted a single painting The Poet to His Wife based on a song by Thomas Moore. [4] Edwin Landseer's Doubtful Crumbs continued his theme of sentimental animal painting. William Powell Frith displayed the portrait Charles Dickens in His Study while other members of The Clique were also prominently displayed, with John Phillip presenting a portrait of his friend and fellow artist Augustus Egg. Francis Grant continued in the tradition of Thomas Lawrence by displaying high society portraits while Clarkson Stanfield featured romantic seascapes such as On the Coast of Brittany. Emily Osborn was amongst the female artists who displayed works.
