Freemasons' Tavern

Created by Mohammed Ahmed on Sat, 11/26/2022 - 23:01

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Description: 

A watercolor painting of the Freemasons' Tavern from 1800, by John Nixon. It was the site of the first meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society on January 12th, 1820.

 

Sources:

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/astronomy-19th-century

https://ras.ac.uk/about-the-ras/a-brief-history

https://ras.ac.uk/timeline

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Part of Group:

19th Century British Literature--Fall 2022

Featured in Exhibit: 

19th Century British Literature Gallery

Artist: 

  • John Nixon

Image Date: 

1800