Royal Scottish Academy
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The Royal Scottish Academy is the country's national academy of art. It promotes contemporary Scottish art.
The RSA Building on Princes Street, Edinburgh
Aerial View of Royal Scottish Academy
First President of the Scottish Academy, George Watson (1767-1837)
The RSA was formerly housed in the National Gallery of Scotland (left) until it moved to the Royal Institution building (right) in 1911
The Royal Scottish Academy building, the home of the Royal Scottish Academy, is an art museum in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated at the junction of The Mound and Princes Street in the centre of th
Royal Scottish Academy
…Scotland. The RI acquired artworks by contemporary Scottish artists as well as a number of Old Masters. A new building to house the exhibitions, the Royal Institution designed by the noted Scottish architect William Henry Playfair, was erected in Edinburgh at the junction of The Mound and Princes Street. The RI shared…
The Royal Scottish Academy Building seen from Princes Street
Princes Street, 1825 painting by Alexander Nasmyth of Princes Street, with the construction of the Royal Institution visible, right
The Royal Institution, Edinburgh (now the Royal Scottish Academy), by George Meikle Kemp, c. 1840; watercolour and pen, 31.30 x 44.90 cm; National Galleries Scotland
Playfair's fine detailing