Historedia
Person

William Hunter

Events
1
Episodes
5
Years
1768–1769

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Hunter, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of the Royal Academy

    1768–1769

    Role: lecturer in the first lecture programme

    1. 10 December 1768 · London, where the Royal Academy was foundedRoyal instrument of foundation signed

      King George III founded the Royal Academy by personal act on 10 December 1768, naming 34 founder members with a permitted total of 40.

    2. 10 December 1768 · London, seat of the newly founded Royal AcademyReynolds made first President

      Joshua Reynolds became the Royal Academy's first president, with Francis Milner Newton elected first secretary, serving until his 1788 resignation.

    3. 1769 · London, home of the Royal Academy SchoolsRoyal Academy Schools begin operation

      The Royal Academy Schools, part of the institution since its foundation, enrolled 77 students in 1769, their first year of operation.

    4. 1769 · London, seat of the Royal AcademyFounder membership adjusted in 1769

      William Hoare and Johann Zoffany were added to the founder member list by the King in 1769, and Associate-Engraver was created after engravers' initial exclusion.

    5. 25 April – 27 May 1769 · London, venue of the first Royal Academy ExhibitionFirst Royal Academy Exhibition opens

      The first Royal Academy Exhibition of Contemporary Art opened on 25 April 1769 and ran until 27 May 1769, fulfilling the founding mission's exhibition requirement.

Sources

  1. Royal Academy of Arts Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-18