Searching the CollectionsThe Royal Academy Collections include paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, historic books, archives, historic photographs and plaster casts. To search any of these categories either use the quick search box above or for more advanced searches visit Search all collections to search across all media, or narrow your search by choosing to search Works of art, Books or Archives. Alternatively you can browse by the Name A-Zor visit Help. Works of art are mainly by British artists from the 18th century to the present day. >More... The Library and Archive form one of the most significant resources for the study of British Art from 1760 onwards. >More... Works on DisplayFrom All Walks of Life: Genre paintings from the Royal Academy Collection This display in the John Madejski Fine Rooms explores the rich variety of genre paintings, or subjects of everyday life, from the Royal Academy’s own collection. Paintings can be seen from so-called ‘fancy pictures’ from the 18th century, including the stunning Boy and Rabbit by Sir Henry Raeburn to 19th century scenes of rustic life which reflect a nostalgia for the simplicity of country life. >More ... ![J.F. Lewis RA, Two studies of the head of a lion [detail], pencil with black ink and white chalk on paper, c. 1820. © Royal Academy of Arts, London.](http://www.racollection.org.uk/asset_arena/image/on/Lewis_lion.jpg)
The Young Lion: Early Drawings by John Frederick Lewis RA (1804 – 1876) Lewis is best known for his glittering scenes of oriental life inspired by a decade living in Cairo. As a young artist in London, however, Lewis showed great promise as a painter and draughtsman of animals. >More Constable's paintings![John Constable RA, The Leaping Horse [detail], oil on canvas, 1825. © Royal Academy of Arts, London.](http://www.racollection.org.uk/asset_arena/image/le/bgconstable.jpg) In the section on Constable's Paintings you can explore paintings by John Constable in the Royal Academy Collection. You can also watch videos of MaryAnne Stevens and Michael Rosenthal discussing Constable's work in relation to his observations of different weather conditions on the landscape, the oil sketches he made around Hampstead and his great masterpiece, The Leaping Horse. Turner and Printmaking![J.M.W. Turner, The Felucca [detail], mezzotint and etching, c. 1824. © Royal Academy of Arts, London.](http://www.racollection.org.uk/asset_arena/image/er/bgturner.jpg) Explore J.M.W. Turner’s Liber Studiorum, a series of prints of various types of landscape painting, which he published between 1807 and 1819. Follow the development of an image through 12 different printed states to see how it evolves, watch videos of Peter Freeth RA explaining the method of mezzotint printing or listen to Norman Ackroyd RA discuss Turner's approach to printmaking. Academy in the 18th Century The Royal Academicians in General Assembly by Henry Singleton was painted in 1795 and shows artists gathered in the Academy's rooms at Somerset House. In this interactive you can explore the people, including Benjamin West PRA, and the first two women members of the Royal Academy, as well as the objects and pictures shown in this painting. >More Artist of the Month - August 2008 Macbeth painted contemporary scenes of rural and fishing communities as well as historical genre scenes in the manner of William Quiller Orchardson. He studied at the Royal Scottish Academy School before moving to London in 1870 where he began to work for The Graphic and also attended the Royal Academy Schools. >More.... Object of the Month - August 2008 When he drew this self-portrait, Francesco Zuccarelli was already an established artist, known for his paintings of pastoral landscapes. Born in Pitigliano, Tuscany, he studied in Rome before settling in Venice in the early 1730s. One of his patrons in the city was the British Consul, Joseph Smith, and it was possibly through his influence that Zuccarelli decided to move to London in 1752. There, he enjoyed considerable success and became a founder member of the Royal Academy before returning to Italy in the 1770s. >More.... |