Royal Academy

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.

Royal Academy

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

Example Sentences

Sir Terry later described the project as a "tremendous release", and the Royal Academy called it a "pop building, through its sheer abundance of metaphor".

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On leaving, she failed to gain a place at the Royal Academy of Music, and instead went to Miss Hubler's Finishing School in Oxford.

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On a broader level, Bowie constructed a chronology of the early 18th Century, looking at painters such as Joshua Reynolds and William Hogarth, and the creation of the Royal Academy.

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The painting was debuted at the Royal Academy in 1793, three days after Turner's 18th birthday, before being bought by Reverend Robert Nixon, a customer of Turner's father's barber shop.

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The painting made its debut at the Royal Academy in 1793, three days after Turner's 18th birthday, before being bought by Reverend Robert Nixon, a customer of his father's barber shop.

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