Unknown photographer, Gallery IX, Burlington House after the explosion of a German bomb in 1917., ca.September 24 1917.
288 mm x 238 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Gallery IX, Burlington House after the explosion of a German bomb in 1917., ca.September 24 1917
From: Unknown photographer
RA Collection: Art
On free display in Collection Gallery
An air-raid on 24 September 1917 caused considerable damage to the galleries in Burlington House. Money was received from the Government to assist with the repairs which were completed just in time for the preparation of the Summer Exhibition. A small tablet inserted in the doorway leading to Gallery IX commemorates the event.
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288 mm x 238 mm
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