Royal Academy

American  

noun

1. a society founded in 1768 by George III of England for the establishment of a school of design and the holding of an annual exhibition of the works of living artists.

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Royal Academy British  

noun

1. Full name: Royal Academy of Arts.  a society founded by George III in 1768 to foster a national school of painting, sculpture, and design in England

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Example Sentences

After studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London, she toured the world with the female electric violin quartet Escala after reaching the final of Britain's Got Talent in 2008.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

While a student at the French Royal Academy in Rome, however, he absorbed the lessons of Italian Baroque masters, notably Guercino and Caravaggio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Mr. Puryear absorbed Scandinavian principles of design while studying printmaking at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

The full series was then unveiled as part of an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in 2012.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

“Four years at the Royal Academy for this. Out with your pencils. Out with your rulers.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell