Corporate Open DS/UK/7544 The Heatherley School of Fine Art; 1845-; British Art School The Heatherley School of Fine Art 1845- British Art School

Education; Visual Arts The Heatherley School of Fine Art was named after Thomas Heatherley who took over as principal from James Mathews Leigh (when it was named "Leigh's"). Founded in 1845, the school is affectionately known as Heatherley's. It is one of the oldest independent art schools in London and is among the few art colleges in Britain that focus on portraiture, figurative painting and sculpture. Burne Jones, Rossetti, Millais, Lord Leighton, Russell Flint, Solomon Joseph Solomon, Michael Ayrton and Sickert are numbered amongst its former students as was the first Principal of the Slade School of Art, Sir Edward Poynter, Kate Greenaway, and the first Principal of the Royal College of Art, Walter Crane. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 9/11/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 38740b60-8042-4ef0-b606-46781292b333