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Page 431 from Volume 2 of 'Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851. Reports by the Juries' (Great Exhibition 1851)

Held in 1850 the Exhibition of Ancient and Medieval Art was organised by Augustus Wollaston Franks, this was a display of antiquities.\nDrawn and engraved under the superintendence of Philip De La Motte.

Barry

In association with the Leverhulme Trust, the RSA offered scholarships to enable young choreographers to travel and study abroad. A jury was established to judge awards and auditions were held at Sadler's Wells\nIncludes details of competitions, publicity material and general correspondence

Won the Transport for London Travel Award of £700 under the 'Small is Beautiful' brief in the 'Transport' section. Travelled to Italy for six days.

Won prize of 5 guineas under section 6, Advertising, prize offered by Messrs E W Savory Limited

The aim of Industry Year is to encourage a better understanding of industry, its essential role and its service to the community. Its purpose will also be to foster the pride of those who work in industry in their own achievement and contribution throughout the world for the provision of food, shelter and warmth; for the care of the sick, old and handicapped; for a better quality of life for the individual and for the community as a whole. 35,147 copies sold.

This drawing was specially designed from the artist and illustrator Quentin Blake. It recalls one of the most popular of the Society's many initiatives, the shilling colour-box. In 1851 the Society offered a medal for such a box and the award presented by Prince Albert in the following year to a Mr J Rogers, recognized a watercolour box made at the latter's factory which was a great advance on anything then available at the price. Henry Cole, who first suggested this prize offer, reported in 1870 that sales of the boxes had reached 11 million. 32,097 copies sold

Janne Solvang won an RSA Student Design Award in 1994 for her design to promote the Byzantine Art exhibition at the British Museum. She was asked by the RSA to design a Christmas card that would convey a rich and celebratory atmosphere reiniscent of her project work for the British Museum. The RSA Student Design Awards scheme aims to bridge the gap between education and industry. Each year around 3000 students enter the scheme which is supported by over 100 companies. 76,000 copies sold.

Produced for 'Iron Men and Wooden Ships' published by Doubleday, 1924. Reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Perry Wilson Anthony. Edward Wilson was a fellow of the Society and a prolific illustrator. He was born in Glasgow but emigrated to the United States where he worked first as a painter and engraver in Chicago and New York. He also studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and under Howard Pyle at Wilmington. 12,000 copies sold

Illustration taken from 'Sketches Towards a Hortus Botanicus Americanus...of New and Valuable Plants of the West Indies and North and South America' by W J Titford MD Corresponding member of the Society of Arts, 1812. The Society encouraged the development of the Botanic Garden at St Vincent, where Captain William Bligh left some tropical fruits, including breadfruit for which he was awarded the Society gold medal in 1794.

Second painting in a series entitled 'The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture', displayed in the Great Room. This picture commemorates the votive rites 'established by the doctrinal songs of Orpheus. Barry describes the scene as follows 'In the foreground are young men and women dancing round a double terminal figure of Sylvanus and Pan, the former with his lap filled with the fruits of the earth...in the other corner is...a group of inferior rustics...less amiable, more disorderly, and mean...Inthe top of the picture, Ceres, Bacchus, Pan &c., are looking down with benignity and satisfaction, on the innocent festivity of their happy votaries, behind them is a limb of the zodiac, with the signs of Leo, Virgo and Libra, which mark this season of the year. In the distance is a farm house, binding corn, bees &c., male and female employments, courtships, marriage and a number of little children...' an unstated analogy between the birth of the ancient Greek religion and Christianity, in which we can see the child playing with a bird on a string as the infant Jesus, his mother as Mary and companion as the Baptist, makes this painting of especial significance at Christmas time. 20,200 copies sold.

Second painting in a series entitled 'The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture', displayed in the Great Room. This picture commemorates the votive rites 'established by the doctrinal songs of Orpheus. Barry describes the scene as follows 'In the foreground are young men and women dancing round a double terminal figure of Sylvanus and Pan, the former with his lap filled with the fruits of the earth...in the other corner is...a group of inferior rustics...less amiable, more disorderly, and mean...Inthe top of the picture, Ceres, Bacchus, Pan &c., are looking down with benignity and satisfaction, on the innocent festivity of their happy votaries, behind them is a limb of the zodiac, with the signs of Leo, Virgo and Libra, which mark this season of the year. In the distance is a farm house, binding corn, bees &c., male and female employments, courtships, marriage and a number of little children...' an unstated analogy between the birth of the ancient Greek religion and Christianity, in which we can see the child playing with a bird on a string as the infant Jesus, his mother as Mary and companion as the Baptist, makes this painting of especial significance at Christmas time. 25,123 copies sold.

On 18th December 1850, Charles Dickens, Vice President, in the Chair, Mr W Bridges Adams read his paper on Railway Influence and Extension. The Adelphi had been an area of mystery for Charles Dickens in his unhappy childhood and David Copperfield, in the same predicament, would wander about the district, finding excitement in the strange inhabitants of the riverside. In the foreground of the painting Dickens is surrounded by his characters and in the background he can be seen arriving at the Society. 31,000 copies sold.

The illustration of the Red Amaryllis appears in the fifth volume of the Transactions of the Horticultural Society, presented to the Society in 1824. From its foundation in 1754 the RSA took a strong interest in plants and planting, ranging from its major tree planting campaign in the 18th century; improvement of land for planting; production of food crops for both man and beast, such as potatoes, carrots, apples etc.; to medicinal plants such as opium and rhubarb. The Society also encourage the development of botanical gardens in Britain's colonies to raise viable plants, including spices, for transportation between the colonies and the United Kingdom. in recent time the Amaryllis has become a popular Christmas gift, flowering in the months thereafter. 9,680 copies sold

Taken from a rare mezzotint from the Society's collection. At 20 years of age Lawrie received a bounty of 30 guineas in 1776 from the Society for 'disclosing his method of printing mezzotint in colour'. Lawrie copied the bird form one brought back by Captain Cook in the previous year at the conclusion of his second great voyage of discovery.