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… and cultural sociability. The statutes limited the number of members and imposed rules of good behaviour to ensure that politeness prevailed within the institution. Social connections, exclusively between artists and aristocratic amateurs, … painter as a gentleman as formulated by Jonathan Richardson and Joshua Reynolds (the Royal Academy’s first president), politeness was another aspect of sociability that was considered in the statutes of the Academy: Academicians were … and cultural sociability. The statutes limited the number of members and imposed rules of good behaviour to ensure that politeness prevailed within the institution. Social connections, exclusively between artists and aristocratic amateurs, …
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