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ClickontheGooglePreviewimageabovetoreadsomepagesofthisbook!Sinceitsfoundationin1768theRoyalAcademyhasbeenthetheatreonwhosebroadstagethetriumphs,tragedies,sensationsandscandalsoftheBritishartworldhavebeenenacted.Thisbookisameticulouslyresearchedandhighlyillustratedportraitofthosewhohaveplayedapartintheinstitution'sdevelopmentfromitsinceptiontothepresentday.
ThroughinterviewswithSeniorAcademiciansandunlimitedaccesstotheunexploredsecretsoftheRoyalAcademy'slibraryandarchive,JamesFentonexaminesthemanysidesofthisuniqueorganisationwitheruditionandcandour.