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1932-112, Print
The Royal Academy
1932-112, Print

The Royal Academy

Date1789
Designed and engraved by Thomas Malton (English, 1748 - 1804)
Publisher Thomas Malton (English, 1748 - 1804)
OriginEngland, London
MediumAquatint with line engraving
DimensionsOH: 19" x OW: 13 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1932-112
DescriptionLower margin reads: "T. Malton Delin & Fecit/ THE ROYAL ACADEMY./ Publish'd May 21.st 1789, sold by T. Malton N.o 8 Carlisle Street, Soho."
Label TextThis print depicts the location of the Royal Academy of Arts in London which moved to a purpose-built location in a wing of New Somerset House in 1780. Thomas Malton, RA, was known for his views of London which he collected and bound for a collection in multiple parts entitled, "A Picturesque Tour Through the Cities of London and Westminster, Illustrated With the most interesting Views, accurately delineated And executed in Aquatinta, (London: 1792 [-1802]). For that publication, the inscription on this print was later changed to "S.t Mary's Church and Somerset House in the Strand" (1796).