LIFE SCHOOL OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY 1872 Johan Joseph Zoffany VICTORIAN ENGRAVING

Original 19 inch x 13 inch Engraving titled THE LIFE SCHOOL OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY.

Members of the Royal Academy, gathered to draw from a model, a young man, being positioned on the right; most are conversing; in the foreground sits another model; on the wall, portraits of Angelica Kauffman and Mary Moser; behind the group, classical busts and casts, including an écorché.

After Johan Joseph Zoffany (1733 - 1810). A German neoclassical painter, active mainly in England, Italy and India. His works appear in many prominent British collections such as the National Gallery, London, the Tate Gallery and in the Royal Collection, as well as institutions in Europe, India, the United States and Australia.

From The Graphic May 25th, 1872
The Graphic was a British weekly illustrated newspaper, first published on 4 December 1869 by William Luson Thomas's company Illustrated Newspapers Limited. It continued to be published weekly under this title until 23 April 1932 and then changed title to The National Graphic between 28 April and 14 July 1932; it then ceased publication, after 3,266 issues.

Page size 15 1/2 inch x 23 inch

The engraving is in very good condition with a vertical centre fold and a nick in the bottom border. Printed text on the reverse.