Royal Academy
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The Royal Academy is an art institution based in Burlington House, Piccadilly, London.
The Royal Academy was formed to rival the Society of Artists after an leadership dispute between two leading architects, Sir William Chambers and James Paine. Paine won, but Chambers used his strong connections with King George III to create the Royal Academy, in 1768. It was formally launched the following year.
Sir Joshua Reynolds was its first president,[1] and Benjamin West its second.
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- ↑ Sir Joshua Reynolds, National Portrait Gallery, London, accessed September 2009
