| GB/0397 Royal Academy of Arts Archive. |
| | RAA Royal Academy of Arts, official archive 1768-2001 |
| | RAA/SEC Records of the Secretary 1769-1968 |
| | RAA/SEC/2 Secretary's correspondence 1769-1867 |
| | >RAA/SEC/2/28 Correspondence relating to Mather Brown 1790, 1794 |
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| Reference Code | RAA/SEC/2/28 |
| Level | Sub-series |
| Title | Correspondence relating to Mather Brown |
| Date | 1790, 1794 |
| Extent & Medium | 8 pieces |
| Previous Reference Codes | B 31 [41] 1-2, 1198, 1188 |
| Historical Background | Council decided at the meeting of 14 April 1790 not admit Brown's portrait of the King because it had not been sent in time. On 20 April the Secretary was instructed to ask Brown to remove the painting from the Academy. |
| Content Description | The first seven letters relate to the decision not to admit Brown's full length portrait of King George III to the exhibition, 1790; the remaining letter relates to his unsuccessful candidature for Associateship, 1794. |
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