Grosvenor Gallery opened in 1877 as an independent gallery. It was founded by Sir Coutts Lindsay  and his wife Blanche(full name Caroline Blanche Elizabeth Lindsay), with her family's money.  became quite important to the aesthetic movement as it hosted many artists of the movement. Generally it hosted artists that were not particularly established at the time. The gallery also did not require artists to join as members.  This was in contrast to the Royal Academy which would not accept these less traditional artists. According to the Yale center of british art  “it supported some of the most progressive and important artists of the period” It was said to be quite popular as it hosted work that was new, different and controversial, even if its broader acceptance did make exhibits eclectic. Oscar Wilde is said to have attended the exhibit and is noted as having reviewed it in 1977 and 1987 for the Dublin University Magazine.

The Grosvenor Gallery and the Aesthetic Movement, victorianweb.org/decadence/grosvenor.html. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024. 

“The Grosvenor Gallery: A Palace of Art in Victorian England.” Yale Center for British Art, britishart.yale.edu/exhibitions-programs/grosvenor-gallery-palace-art-victorian-england. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024. 

Rob. Oscar Wilde’s Review of the Grosvenor Gallery, 1877 (Illustrated), Blogger, 22 July 2022, marlandonwilde.blogspot.com/2020/05/oscar-wildes-review-of-grosvenor.html. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024. 

Rob. Oscar Wilde’s Review of the Grosvenor Gallery, 1879 (Illustrated), Blogger, 28 Aug. 2023, marlandonwilde.blogspot.com/2020/05/oscar-wildes-review-of-grosvenor_12.html. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024. 

Victorian Art Institutions: Academies, Schools, Galleries, victorianweb.org/art/institutions/1.html#grosvenorl. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.