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

Featured in Exhibit

19th Century British Literature Gallery

Date

1800

Artist

John Nixon

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