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The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI), initially called the New Society of Painters in Water Colours, is one of the societies in the Federation of British Artists, based in the Mall Galleries in London. The Federation of British Artists (FBA is an umbrella organisation for 9 art societies

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History

In 1831 it was founded as the New Society of Painters in Water Colours, competing with the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS), which had been founded in 1804. The Royal Watercolour Society is an English institution of painters working in Watercolours. The RI differed in policy by exhibiting non-members' work also. Both societies challenged the Royal Academy's refusal to accept the medium of watercolours as appropriate for serious art. This article refers to an art institution in London For other meanings of Royal Academy see Royal Academy (disambiguation.

In 1863 there was a name change to the Institute of Painters in Water Colours. In 1883 it acquired its own premises at Piccadilly. Piccadilly is a major London street running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east In 1885 it added "Royal" to its title by command of Queen Victoria. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland When the lease to these premises ran out in 1970, it moved to the Mall Galleries, next to Trafalgar Square. The Federation of British Artists (FBA is an umbrella organisation for 9 art societies Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London it is a tourist attraction its trademark is Nelson's

The current officers (2006) are:

Prominent members

References

  1. ^ Mat Barber Kennedy, RI
  2. ^ member list, RI
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  4. ^ William Bowyer, RA

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