Article: St Martin's Lane Academy

St Martin's Lane Academy. The name of two successive organizations in St Martin's Lane, London, that were important training grounds for English artists in the half-century before the Royal Academy was established in 1768. They were founded in 1720 and 1735 respectively and each was a drawing and painting class rather than a professional institution. The first St Martin's Lane Academy grew out of another academy (London's first) established in 1711 in Great Queen Street, of ...

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