Recollections of the British Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts in the United Kingdom : With Some Account of the Means Employed for that Purpose; and Biographical Notices of Artists who Have Received Premiums, 1805–1859

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This 1860 book by Thomas Smith describes the founding and development of the British Institution, with notices of its regular exhibitions and special events. This is a fascinating account of a popular gallery in the first half of the nineteenth century, and of the tastes of its patrons and visitors.