Three essays: ‘Alfred Morrison’s purchases at the 1872 Summer Exhibition’ ‘The extraordinary and enduring popularity of a “history” painting at the 1878 Summer Exhibition’ ‘”Monumental decoration” at the 1890 Summer Exhibition’.

The three essays are among the 90 essays that form 'The RA Chronicle'. This is a digital publication that explores the history of the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Essays examining key artists, artworks, and events from each individual year’s Exhibition are accompanied by 250 completely digitised and searchable copies of the accompanying Exhibition catalogues. This repository of original research and primary source material is intended to shine new light on British art, its exhibition histories, and its publics, and to encourage further innovative study