Museums · London
Royal Society of Portrait Painters
Royal Society of Portrait Painters — a museum in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Royal Society of Portrait Painters is a museum in england-london, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters is a museum located in London. It is dedicated to the art of portraiture and showcases works from a range of prominent artists. The society plays a significant role in promoting and preserving the tradition of portrait painting in the UK.
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Background
History
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters was founded in 1891 by the leading portrait painters of the day. Being dissatisfied with the selection policies of the Royal Academy for its annual exhibition in London, they formed a new body to be concerned solely with portrait painting. The first exhibition of the society was held in 1891. The catalogue of that exhibition shows that its committee then consisted of Archibald Stuart-Wortley (Chairman), Hon. John Collier, Arthur Hacker, G. P. Jacomb-Hood, S.J. Solomon, James Jebusa Shannon and Hubert Vos. The other members listed were Percy Bigland, C. A. Furse, Glazebrook, John McLure Hamilton, Heywood Hardy, Hubert von Herkomer, Henry J. Hudson,…
Description
The People's Portraits Collection owned by the society was founded in 2000 as a millennial exhibition. The idea was to represent ordinary people from all walks of life, and thereby offer a picture of the United Kingdom as it moved from the 20th century into the 21st. Each portrait is donated by a Member and Members continue to add to this collection. The Collection has been housed at Girton College (one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge) since 2002 as a long-term loan, and is open to the public every day.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5065, -0.1305
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW1Y 5AG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1891
- Official site
- www.therp.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Royal Society of Portrait Painters (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Society of Portrait Painters?
- Royal Society of Portrait Painters is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SW1Y 5AG), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- When was Royal Society of Portrait Painters built?
- Built or established in 1891.
- How do I get to Royal Society of Portrait Painters?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SW1Y 5AG. It sits within the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency.