Places of business had signs painted
which portrayed animals. Coaches were painted with mythological
creatures and such. Gentlemen collected antique statuary and
painting, such as by Rembrandt and Rubens. In 1711 an academy of
painting was founded, which included women painters. The first
public exhibition of paintings was in 1760. The Society of Artists
was formed in 1761 and incorporated by royal charter in 1765. This
differentiated them from the Painter-Stainers Company of face
painters, coach painters, and house painters. The Royal Academy of
London was founded in 1768 to merge all private academies and
societies into one official body and to recognize the best
artistic work. Joshua Reynolds was its first president. It was at
first financed by the king. Under George I, sculptors became
distinct from masons. They did monuments and portrait busts of the
royal family, nobles, and great men. From Italian influence,
Palladian architecture came into vogue. It was typified externally
by a panoramic look achieved by horizontal lines, balanced
alternatives of plain wall and openings, and portico with a heavy
pediment like the front of a Roman temple. Stucco was often used
to plaster housefronts, flute columns, and ornament pediments.
Architects took students. Designers of engraved, etched, and
historical prints were given the sole right to print them for 14
years. Copiers had to forfeit 5s.
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