272 Royal Academy. — British Insiitutioii. 



count to the puhlic in a more convenient form than in iht 

 Archaiologia, that it may serve tor an introduction to the 

 historv of our modern impostures. 



ROYAL ACADEMY. 



A general assembly of the academicians was held on 

 Tuesday, the 10th of December, being the anniversary of 

 the instituiif)n, when the following were elected officers 

 for the ensuing year : 



James Wvatt, esq. president ; Henry Thomson, .John 

 Hoppner, Thomas Lawrence, Thomas Stothard^ Richard 

 Westall, John Franos Rioaud, Richard Cofway, and Ed- 

 mund Garvev, csqrs., council. 



James Northcote, John Hoppner, Henry Thomson, 

 John Opie, Henry Tresham, John Francis Rigaud, Phil. 

 James de Loutherbourg, John Sing. Copley, csqrs, and 

 sir William Beechev, visitors. John Francis Rigaad, and 

 John Soane, esqrs., auditors. 



Afterwards the following premiums were given to stu- 

 dents, viz. 



Puiniirig. — A gold medal to Mr. Douglas Guest, for ijie 

 best historical picture in oil colours ; the subject — bearing 

 the dead body of Patroclus to the camp. 



Sculpture. — A gold medal to Mr. William Tolmach, for 

 the best ; the subject — chaining Prometheus to the rock. 



Architecture. — A gold medal to Mr. William Lockiier, 

 for the best design of an elegant villa, with suitable offices^ 

 &c. &c. 



A silver medal to Mr. Lasc. Hoppner, for a drawing of 

 an academy figure. 



A silver medal to Mr. James Noch, for a drawing of an 

 academy figure. 



A silver medal to Mr. Richard Tomlinson, for a model 

 of an academy figure. 



A silver medal to Mr. J. G. Bubb, for a model of an 

 academy figure. 



>A silver medal to Mr. William Kinnaird, for a drawing 

 in architecture ; 



And a silver medal to Mr. James Eames, for a drawing 

 in architecture. 



BRITISH INSTITUTION FOR PROMOTING THE FINK ARTS. 



We have already announced* the preliminary proceed- 

 ings for the establishment of this laudable and most useful 



* XnA. yxii. p. 88. 



institution. 



