| Reference number | RAH/5/6/1/9 |
| Title | Infancy of the Arts and Sciences |
| Description | In this section, we can see a group of general figures by the artist Pickersgill, representing the 'Infancy of the Arts and Sciences'. |
| Date | c1869-1870 |
| Physical Description | Pencil on white paper with hand-drawn grid lines as the background in centre of paper only. Approxiamately 500mm at either end of the frieze drawing is blank. |
| Format | Drawing |
| Extent | 1 drawing |
| Level | Item |
| Creator Name | Frederick Richard Pickersgill RA
Frederick Richard Pickersgill RA (25 September 1820 - 20 December 1900) was an English painter and book illustrator. Born in London into a family of artists, he was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1840 and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1839-1875. Most of these works depicted scenes drawn from literature, religion, and history. Pickersgill was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1847 and a full Royal Academician in June 1857, but retired in 1888. He was keeper of the Royal Academy Schools from 1873 to 1887. |