Royal Institution

Category

Library Item

Item no

1033

Title

Royal Institution

Description

The Royal Institution, now the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. The building has a monumental portico with a pediment above a frieze, which is supported by eight doric columns. At the corners there are empty pedestals. People are walking up the steps towards the entrance.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1828

Size

14 x 27 cm.

Type

Lithograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Royal Scottish Academy, originally the Royal Institution, is situated at the junction of Princes Street and the Mound in Edinburgh. Completed in 1826, the building was designed by W. H. Playfair in the Greek Doric style. It was extended and improved by the same architect between 1831 - 36, and a statue of Queen Victoria was added at the front in 1844. This piece shows the building before these changes. The building is now linked underground to the National gallery. The Academy promotes and exhibits the work of living Scottish artists.

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