1851 Great Exhibition

Won prize of 10 guineas under section 1, Architectural Decoration, prize offered by the\nMorris-Singer Company

Background to the RSA's history

The figure of Minerva, representing arts, is holding a shield bearing the Gorgon's head and a spear. Three statues were commissioned by Sebastian de Ferranti, a former Vice President of the RSA, to be installed on the pediment of the house as originally proposed by Robert Adam, the architect. The figures were made by Plowden and Smith

The figure of Minerva, representing arts, is holding a shield bearing the Gorgon's head and a spear. Three statues were commissioned by Sebastian de Ferranti, a former Vice President of the RSA, to be installed on the pediment of the house as originally proposed by Robert Adam, the architect. The figures were made by Plowden and Smith

Annotation by Christopher Lucas, 8/10/1994, on finding photos while clearing office for Peter Cowling, new Director