December 10th, 1768,
Is a somewhat infamous date,
It was the date they founded the Royal Academy,
Yet in an act of Victorian misogyny,
They excluded two founders because they were female,
And besides Joshua Reynolds their reputations were pale,
So instead of being painted in a studio shot,
They were shown on background portraits behind the “eminent lot”,
So Angelika Kauffmann and Mary Moser today,
Your contributions are not just swept away!
Caro Field Author 
I love learning something new everyday and today I learned about The Royal Academy in the most imaginative and wonderful poem. Thank you darling 🙂
Thank you for saying so my darling heart!
This poem deserves a double-like!!
Thank you Aka Teraka!
Not quite sure it was misogyny… it was cowardice that they would lose backing for the academy, if they bucked the political leanings of the powers-that-be.
No, not cowardice, these two were celebrated portraitists in their own right and had as much to do with the establishment of the RA as the men but women REALLY belonged in the drawing room not the studio….
ok another lesson learned..I don’t know where you did up these great stories but keep digging because we love them
Thank you William!
How rude to be excluded! Not surprising though! Loving these posts!
Thanks Alessa! Typical male Victorian fatheads!