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Titel | Title: The charter given unto the Royal Danish
Academy of Painting, Sculpture and
Architecture in Copenhagen : [31. March 1754.
31. March 1758.]
Udgivet år og sted | Publication time and place: Kbh., 1758 Fysiske størrelse | Physical extent: [46] s., 1 tav. :
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G IV E N U N T O
R O Y A L D A N I S H
ACADEMY
O F
P A I N T I N G , S C U L P T U R E
and A R C H I T E C T U R E
I N C O P E N H A G E N .
Pr i n t e d b y t h e W I D O W o f L, H. L I L L I E . 1 7 5 8 .
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e F r e d e r i c
the F l F T H , by the Grace of GOD, King of Denmarc, Norway, the Vandals and Goths; Duke of Sleswic, Hol- ftein, Stonnar and Ditmarsh; Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorft, &c.
Make known to all Men by thefe Prefents:
H o w that We being minded, for the Good o f Our Kingdoms and States, to make flourish not only the Study o f Languages, liberal Arts and Sciences, but alfo the ufeful and curious Arts; to bring them into greater V o g u e, and place them on a better F o o tin g ; have to that
A 3 End
End allotted certain Apartments in Our Palace Charlottenborg to the peculiar Ufe o f PAIN-
TIN G , SCULPTURE and ARCHITECTURE;
and alfo appointed Ikilful M e n , w h o u n d e r the Prefidence o f Our beloved Privy-Counfelior
and Grand-Marshal o f Our Court A D A M G O T L O B Count o f M O L T K É , have hitherto taught w ith good Succefs; W e therefore, to the farther Promoting o f a Begin
ning fo agreeable to U s, have m oft graciously thought g o o d , by thefe Prefents, to take this faid
Academy,already in B ein g, under Our Royal Protection; w herein, at Our
o t opro
per C o ft, all and every one may be duely taught and inftru&ed A w ith whatever is ne-
cefiary to his Improvement; as alfo to appoint
and enjoin the following Articles, to render
the faid Academy Rable and permanent.
A rticle I.
T his Academy of Painting, Scalpture and Archi- tefhire shall conijfl of a Pr e s i d e n t, a Di r e c t o r , and a Number of Pr o f e s s o r s, not under f i x , nor exceeding
tw elve, a Se c r e t a r y, an unlimited Number of Ac a d e-
m ic a l Members ; beildes five or f ix able Ma s t e r s ; of which two shall teach Youth in Dr a w i n g; two in G eome-
t r y , Pe r s p e c t i v e and Ar c h i t e c t u r e 5 and one or two
in An a t o m y, as far as it relates to Defigning; together with M y t h o l o g y , An t i q u i t y and the Appurtenances thereunto.
A rticle II.
Each Profeffor shall attend his Month in Courfe, and, on the Days appointed, adjud the Model, and didribute fuch
Figures in Plaifier, as are to be drawn after 5 but the afore- mentioned Måders proceed daily to teach and indruft.
A rticle III.
We rnod graciously permit, that the Director and Profedors, to give the Academy more Appearance, may, with the Prefident’s Approbation, elebt and invite unto
a A 3 them
them divers H o n o r a r y- M embers , who are to take their Seats on the Left-Side of the Preddent, like as the Director and Profeflbrs take theirs on his R ig h t; among which lad:
E ach, dnring his Month of Attendqnce, is to have the Precedencv.
A rticle IV.
We grant that the Perfons who ferve as Models, and who shall be the beft-shaped, that can be gotten, may wear Our plaineft Livery, all the I ime they, as fuch, are in the Service of the Academy.
A rticle V.
The Academy shall keep neceflary Regifters and Dity-
Books authorifed and fealed by the Prefident, wherein shall be inferted, as well rvhat is tranfafled in the Afiem- blies, as all the Or der s3 Letters, De cl arations, Certificates, &C.
pertaining to the Academy. Item, all the Diplomas of the M embers, as well Honorary as Ordinary, together with the Names of all thofe; that intend to reap the Benedt of this Etablishment.
A r t .
A
r t i c l eVI.
We moft graciously approve o f the fubfequent Draughts of two Seals for the Académy’s Ufe:
T he g r e a t e r, which may be ufed upon r e d W a x
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shall be affixed to the Diploma’s, Certificates and other Attefta- tions, iUued out by the Academy; the lesser shall ferve for it’s Correfpondence, to which We hereby moft gra- ciously add Frank-Poftage : Yet with this Provifo, that the Perfon entrufted with the faid Seal, ufe it in no kind of Wife, or fuffer it to be employed, to any but the Aca- demy’s proper Affairs.A rticle VIL
We likewife will moft graciously grant, that the Pro-
feftors belonging to this Academy may enjoy Pr e c e d e n c y
equal
equal witfh that o f the achial Counsellors of Our Ch a n-
c e r y , in fuch M anner, that they take Place among the Dates of their Admittanc.es;
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with this only Exception, that the Profeffor, whofe Month
it
is to adjuft the Model, shall have the upper Place.- A , g 6 ^
A rticle VIII.
W h e n e v e r any One defires to be admitted a M em ber of the Ac a d em y , he shall make his Addrefs to the Profeflors in general, who shall propofe to him a Proof- Piece, that he shall make, in the Art he Pays he underhånds, according to which Performance the Decifion of his Capa- city and Reception shall depéftd; But they, that, in Quality of Be g inn e r s in any A rt, will frequent this Academy, shall firft apply to the Direftor, who shall affign them the particular Place., where they may be inftrufted, in what they require.
A rticle IX.
F or to encourage every One the more to Induflry and Emulation, V/e will mod: graciously endow this Aca
demy with four Prizes , or Premia > yearly, viz. one M edal of Go l d; and three of Si l v e r, to wit, two large ones, &
a little one; which shall be ftruck particularjy on this Occa- fton;
F o n ; of which the three IaA shall be diflributM évery Quarter of a Year, fo that the leafl Silver-Medal, intended for the Encouragement of the Youths that Draw, shall be adjudged to the Youth, who is found, at the End of each three Months, in the Opinion of all the Profeflors, to have drawn the befl Draught in that farne Time. For the Obtaining the one of the two large Silver-Medals, the
living Model shall be monthly placed in a natural Pofture to be drawn afrer, which Drawings , at the Expiration of every three Months, shall be examined by all the Profeflors, and the Premium to the Perfon, that has per- formed befl. For the other great Silver-Medal, thofe that apply themfelves^ to the Study of Archite&ure and Per-
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fpective , are j n like Manner to -make a monthly Perfor*
mance, out of which the befl, at the three Months5 End, shall be feleTed, and rewarded with the Premium accor- ding to the befl Difcernment of the Profeflors; But to deferve the Go l d- Me d a l, a Performance shall be made, in the Prefence of the Profeflor, whofe Month it is to officiate; either in P IC T U R E - D R A W IN G , under which Denomination Pa i n t i n g , Ar c h i t e c t u r e and
Pe r s p e c t i v e are comprifed; o r E M B O S S IN G , in the Place to that End appointed; after which the whole College shall be aflembled, on the Anniverfary of Our Birth, to examine thefe and the other Performances, already mentioned
in this Article, for the laft threeMonths, and then, accord- ing to the heft of their Judgm enc, decree the Rewards to the Performers, who, each in his Way, shall have beft deferved the farne.
A rticle X.
F or to render this Academy more permanent, it being the fureft Means to provide the Kingdom with able and experienced Artifts, We will moft graciously (ettle an annual Fund of 2400 Rixdolars , for which there shall conftantly fix of the ableft and moft diligent Scholars of the Academy, (who are to be Our natural Subjefls born in Denmarc, Norway, or forne other of the Provinces be- longing to Our Crown, and who before have obtained the
greateft Premium) frequcnt, for the Space of fix Years, the moft celebrated Academies of this kind abroad, accord- ing to the InftruQdons they shall receive, to the Intern they may each becorne accomplished in his A rt, in fuch Wife, that every two Years two fuch Members go abroad, and other two return Home. Where Regard shall be conftantly had, that a Pa in t e r , a Ca r v er , an En g r a v e r, and an
Ar c h i t e c t, when of each Art able Perfons are found, shall each take their T urn. Likewife Yvre will, that the Perfons, thus efteemed worthy to travel, shall be propofed to Us by none, but the Academy alone; We ever referv- ing to Ourfelves the Power of Chuling.
Ar t.
A
r t i c l eXI.
No one shall be allowed to fettle here in Copenhagen in Quality of Pa in t e r or En g r av er , that has not before- hand acquired the Certificate of the Academy, expreffing his Proficiency therein , and all thofe, that do not merit fuch an Atteft, shall be, hereby, fecluded from Pra&ifing the farne; unlefs they have done fo before the Publication of this Charter.
A
r t i c l eXII.
Furthermore, We will take conflant Care of every T hing, that may ferve, and tend to the continual Ad vance
ment ånd Support of this Academy ; a n d , to that very E nd, will, upon mod humble Requeft made, according to Our Pleafure, augment, a n v e n d , and even change, as Times and Circumftances require, any T hing, that may be efreemed xicceffary to render this Charter yet more complete.
Ac c o r d i n g
to the Contents o f which We will m oit graciously, that all and every one, in m oft dutiful Wife, shall ad and behave;
forbidding, withal, any, upon Pain o f Our Royal
B 2 Difplea-
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Difpleafure, to acfc contrary to what is here w ritten, or in any wife to hinder, or impede the farne. Given atO urC ourt at
C h r i s t i a n sb o r g
in Our Royal Refidence - City C o
p e nh a g e n
the thirty
firftDay o f
M a r c h1754.
Under O ur Royal Hånd and Seal
F rederic R
A D D I T I O N S
AND
I M P R O V E M E N T S
SUBJOI NED
T O T H E M O S T G R A C IO U S
C H A R T E R
GIVEN TO THE
ROYAL ACADEMY
OF
P A I N T I N G , S C U L P T U R E
a n d
A R C H I T E C T U R E
I N C O P E N H A G E N .
MARCH XXXI. A, D. MDCCLIV.
e F r e d e r i c
the F l F T H , by the Grace of GOD, King of Deiimarc, Norway, the Vandals and Goths; Duke of Sleswic, Hol- ftein, Stormar and Ditmarsh; Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorft, &c.
Make known by thefe Prefents:
T h a twhereas
\Y'e have m oft graciously thought good, in the Year 1 7 5 4 , to grant unto Our Royal Danish
å c a d e m y
o f
P a i n t i n g, Sc u l p t u r eand
Ar c h i t e c t u r ea Charter to this Effe<ft:
T h a tbeing moft graciously minded , for the Good
and Advantage o f OurKingdoms and Provinces,
to fet not only theStudy o f the
Sc i e n c e sand
Polite Le a r n i n gin a flourishing C ondition, but a lfo , at the fame T im e , to encourage the Progrels o f the
c u r i o u s Ar t s; W chad, to that End, moft graciously concluded to take the faid Academy under Our Royal Pro te etion;
aflign it certain Apartments in Our PalaceChar- lottenhorg; and to receive into Our conftant Service the able Perfons, w ho already w ith Succefs had laboured to accomplish Our moft gracious V ie w s, under the Prefidence o f Our beloved Lord A D A M G O T L O B
M O LTK E Count ofBregentweed, Knight o f Our Orders, Our Privy - Counfellor and Grand-Marshal o f Our C ou rt; and that Our m oft gracious Will is, that and every one shall, in the faid Academy, at Our fole Coft
and
and Charge, receive proper Inftruftion and Leam- i n g ; together w ith whatever elfe is requifite to render this faid Eftablishment truely ufeful.
N o w , to give this Academy a new Proof o f Our Royal Favour, Benevolence and Pro- tection, W c will m od graciously confirm to it a-new , not only the farne Grants and Favours given in the foregoing Charter o f 1754. But will withal farther enlarge the farne w ith the Additions, which W c have moft graciously found neceffary to m ake, for the greater Advan- tage o f thefe Arts, and to hallen their Perfecbion, wherefore We w ill m olt graciously, to render this Eftablishment more folid and durable, that it remain for the Future in the Manner prefcri- bed by the following Articles.
C
A r t .
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A
r t i c l eI.
W e moft graciously confirm this Academy in the State wherein ic is at prefent; But will withal that it shall hereafter be augniented, and inftead of one Prefident,
one D ireftor, fix Profeffors, a Secretary , and an nnlimited Nwnler of Academical M em bers, it shall coniiff of one
Pr e s id e n t , whom We will always have the Right to nominate , one Dir e c t o r , one Re c t o r , fix Professors
for the M o d e l-SchooLj one Professor in Ar c h it e c t u r e, one Professor in Pe r s p e c t iv e , two Counsellors of the A c a d e m y, one Professor in An a t o m y, one Professor
in Ge o m e t r y, a Se c r e t a r y, and an nnlimited Namber
of Associated Aca d em ic al - M em bers , at home and
abroad
i
And farther, as the Circumftances permit, will augment the Number of ifs Officers unto twenty five, viz.one Di r e c t o r, two Re c t o r s, twelve Professors for the
M odel - School , two in Ar c h it e c t u r e , one in Per
s p e c t iv e , four Counsellors of the Ac a d e m y, one in
Ge o m e t r y and one Se c r e t a r y. All which Officers shall have a deliberating Voice in the Aflemblies.
;
And to make the Advantages in Archite&ure, as far as poffible, as great as in any of the other Arts, the Pro- felfors in Perfpeftive shall be elecfed from among the Academical Members of Architecture.
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Furthermore We confirm the three Masters , who receive Wages for teaching Youth the firft Principles, viz.
two for the Schools, where the firft Rudiments of Draw-
ing are taught, and one for thofe of Architecture.
A rticle II.
The Director shall hereafter be elefted by the PIu*
rality of Votes, and changed every third Year, unlefs the Academy shall efteem it needful to continue him in his Office. He shall be chofen frotn among the Reftors, o r, as Occafion requires, out of the Number of Profeftors;
the Profeftors of Anatomy and Geometry excepted.
He shall immediately receive the Prefident’s Orders, concerning all the Affairs of the Academy, and commu- nicate them to the Aftemblies, and to all, whom the farne shall concern. In the Abfence of the Prefident he shall have the Chief-Seat in the Aftemblies, and then, like the Prefident, he shall have a cafting V ote; which Office he shall exercife in Point of Honour, without any Salary, and when there is another elefted , the former shall bear the Title of Ancient, or Old - Director , and enjoy the farne Honour and Precedency : After a certain Space of Tim e he m a y , if the Academy finds it neceflary, be chofen Director a-new, by the Majority of Voices.
C 2
The
T he Professors - Ar t is t s and Counsellors of the
Aca dem y shall likewife be ele&ed by the greateft Number of Votes, and may be no others, than thofe, who have been Academ ical Me m b e r s, of which the firft Sort, who aftually teach the Youths, shall have Salaries. As to the other Profeflors, the Academy, with the Confent of the Prefident, shall chufe them out of the ableft Surgeons and Surveyers, Perfons they shall efteem fitcefb to inftruft Youth in An a t o m y and Ge o m e t r y.
T he farne shall be chofen by a Plurality of Votes, like the other M em bers, and shall have Salaries.
T he Se c r e t a r y shall, in like Manner, be chofen by the Majority of Voices, and receive a Salary.
A rticle III.
W e will moft graciously, that all the abovementioned Officers shall perform the Office and Charge they have in the Academy with the utmoft Diligence, to the End good Order may be obferved among the Scholars, and that they receive abundantly all the Inftru&ion, that We have moft graciously intended to procure them by this Eftablishment.
T he Direftor, Old-Direftor, Reftors and Old-Re&ors shall each in his T u rn e v e r j Saturday
,
during the Space ofthree
three M onths, be prefent in the Schools, for there, m Company wich the Profeffors officiating in Courfe, to corr-eø what the Learners do.
T he Profeffors, appointed to give Leffons in the
M odel - School , shall publickly, each one, during his M onth, in the Order of his Courfe, inftruØ, and every Day at five o’ Clock in the Afternoon be there prefent to begin his Information, and twice in the Week to adjuft the Model, as alfo to draw, or model^TcT farne, for thereby to fet the Learners a good Example, he likewife, in the two Haurs of InftruØion, shall correø and keep them to Work. T hey shall alfo, at the End of their refpeØive M onth, leave in the faid School a Dr a u g h t, or M odel-
•^e d - F ig u r e of the living Model, for by that Means to give Youth an Opportunity to improve the more.
T he Profeffors in ArchiteØure shall, in like Manner, Monthly take their T urn to teach publickly, and Weekly on Manddy > in the Hour the Model is pofited, be prefent in the Ar c h i t e c t u r e-Sc h o o l, for there to give LefTons, and correØ the Youth.
The Profeffor in PerfpeØive shall alfo every Saturday, an Hour before the Model is placed, be prefent in one of the Ar h it e c t u r e - Schools , there publickly teach, and, in a Year’s Space, go thro’ the whole Cqurse of Per spec-
C 3 t iv e ,
t ive , for the InftruEtion of the Scholars frequenting the different Schools.
As for the orher ProfefTors, the ProfeiTor in Atiatomy shall be obliged every Summer to go thro* the whole Doffrine o f Ost eo lo g y , and every W in ter that of Myo~
lo g y. In Summer he shall give Leffons an Hour before the Model is adjufted ; and in Winter at the moft conve- nient Times and Hours. We will alfo moft graciously tha-t he be furnished with the moft neceffary Subje&s to his faid Lectures.
T he Profeffor in Geometry shall alfb every W ednesday,
an Hour before the Model is fet, be prefent in one of the
Ar c h it e c t u r e - Schools , for there annually to go thro*
a whole Course o f Ge o m e t r y , and fuch P a rts of the Mathematics, as are neceffary for the Artifts to know;
•* ,
except Perfpe&ive.
T he Reftors and Profeffors shall be permitted to leave the Academy after having ofhciated ten Years, or been a like Number of Years abfent, or becaufe of Want of H ealth, and the Inconveniences attending the farne;
and y e t, on this Coniideration, shall enjoy the farne Dignity and Prerogatives as before, and^allowed to bear the Tides of Old - Re c t o r s, and Old - Professors.
But
But in Cafe any within that fixed Tim e leaves off per- forming his Office, he shall thereby have forfeiced all the Rights and Prerogatives he had before.
T he Profelibrs, who advance to be Old-ProfelTors, receive no longer any Pay, but, like as the Old-Reftors, provided the Academy shall judge it proper , m a y , by a Majority of Voices, be promoted to higher Dignities.
■ T he Masters shall be obliged to attend chily, jn the
inferiour Schools, at the Hour the Model is pofited, for there to inftruft Youth in the firft Elements of Drawtng. They shall ftand under the Authority of the Profelfor offi- ciating, who shall be accountable to the Affemblies both for the Condua of the Marters, and alfo for whatever un- common happens in the Schools, during their Month’s At- tendance. Thefe farne Marters shall have Salaries.
Furthermore We will moft graciously, that the Aca- demy in Time be provided with the moft and Books belonging to each of the feveral Arts; forne to Pain- ting and Carving; others to A rchiteaure,
Perfpeaive,
Anatomy and Geometry, and other-fome to the Study of Sacred and Prophane Hiftory. Thefe Books the Profeflers and the other Teachers shall make ufe o fin their Leftons, and when any of the Scholars of the Academy are found
to
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to want any of the faid Books, they shall have Liberty tø make Ufe of thern to their private Inftru&ion, but by no Means be fuffered to carry thern out of the Academy*
A
r t i c l eIV.
T o give this Academy ftill more Lufter, We do here- by moft graciously repeatand confirm a-new the Priviiege, which We formerly granted thern, of EleQing into their Body certain Honorary Members to the Number ofAVg^, who shall have each his Vote in the Affemblies.
A
r t i c l eV.
T he Academy shall continue to aflemble every fir f t
and laft Monday in the Month to confult of their Affairs, and confider of whatever concerns thefe Arts, and over and above to communicate to each o ther their Thoughts and Infight; but all other Kind of Difcourfe shall not be allowedi^*
In the General-Assemblies, which shall be held
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Quartery , the Secretary shall read up all the Confulta- tions, which in that Space of Time were made.
In the firft General-Affembly in the Year he shall read up the Charter and Statutes of the Academy^
Such
Such AfTemblies shall be notifyjfd by Writs of Convo- cation figned by the ProfefTor, in whofe monthly Courfe they happen, and in Cafe of an extraordinary AfTembly, the Matter to be debated shall be inferted in the faid Writs.
In the AfTemblies the Academy shall be feated as follows:
TheD ireftor shall fit on thePrefident’s Right-Hand, and next unto him the Reffcor and ProfefTor in whofe Month the Affembly is held; next thefe fit the Old-Dire&or, Old- Reflors and Reftors, the Old-Profeflors and Profeffors- Artiffs according to their Priority in the Academy; next thefe fit the Counfellors of the Academy, likewife according to their Precedency; and lafHy the ProfefTors in Anatomy and Geometry.
T he Honorary Members are to take their Seats on the Prefident’s L eft-H an d, each one according to his T itle, or Poft; and when a Deliberadon is made, the Votes shall be gathered in the like Order, which too muft be obferved in fubfcribing the Conclufions in the Regiflers.
The Academical Members shall fit, in Order as they have been received, behind the Officiating and Honorary Members; they shall have Liberty to be prefent in all the AfTemblies, wichout being invited to any but the General- AfTemblies, for there to hear the Deliberations of the Ialt
D three
three Months read u p ; they shall alfo fubfcribe the Conclufions of the General - Affernblies ; but they shall have no Voices, except to the adjudging of forne great Prize.
A rticle VI.
T he Academy shall henceforth conftantly keep two
Reg iste rs authorifed and fealed by the Prefident. In the
one of which shall be entered all the Di p l o m a s and L e t
t e r s Pa t e n t s of the Members of the Academy of whac Clafs foever. In the Letters Patents of the Artifts shall be fpecified what Pieces of Workmanship they have exhibited for their Reception, for thereby to make appear upon what Foundation they were received into the Academy, and befides that they may enjoy the Prerogatives their Ability juftly deferves.
In the otber Register shall be inferted all the Con-
clusions of the Academy; what Orders We moft graci- ously shall give thern, or they receive from the Prefident;
the El e c t i o n and Re c e p t i o n of all the Members, as well thofe Officiating, as the Honorary and Academical; the
Ad j u d g i n g the Prizes, and other De c r e e s, L e t t e r s, D e c l a r a t i o n s , At t e s t a t i o n s, & c. and shall Every- thing, that is infcribed in the faid Regifter, be tigned by-
t , the
the Officiating and Honorary Members prefent, when the Conclufions were made.
In Refpeft of the Performances on which the Acade- my shall be confulted, the particular Judgment that they pafs thereupon shall be immediately figned by the Dire&or and the Officiating Members, to the Intent it may acquire the Authority of a Sentence o fthe Academy, and, when the Prefident has feen the farne, it shall be entered into the Regifter-Book of Deliberations, of which the Extra&s, thad the Secretary gives from thence, he alone shall lign, and the farne shall be called, an Extract fro m the Academy’s Register-Book,
A rticle VIL
We hereby alfo moft graciously repeat and confirm the Approbation We have given to the two Seals of the Academy. T he Greater to be imprefled in red Wax and ufed to the Diploma’s , Letters-Patents, Teftimonies, and Academical Atteftations; T he Lesser shall be em*
ployed to the Academy’s Correfpondence, whereunto w e, by thefe Prefents, moft graciously add Frank-Poftage, on Condition that the Academy in no wife ufe it, or fuffers it to be ufed, to any other than it’s own proper Affairs.
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r t i c l eVIII.
W e will farther mod graciously allow, that all the Officers of this Academy, to wit. the Direftor, Reftors, Profeffors-Artifts, Counfellors of the Academy, Profeffors in Anatomy and Geometry, together with the Secretary, shall have the farne Rank as the affual Counsellors of
Ou r Ch a n c e r y enjoy. Among themfelves they take Place according to the Seat they have in the Academy.
As for the AcademicalMembers, We will perrnit them to bear the Titles of Our Pa in t e r s, Ca r v e r s, Ar c h i-
t e c t s and En g r a v e r s; and We forbid any for the Future to ufe thefe Titles, unlefs they have been received Mem- bers of this Academy.
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r t i c l eIX.
We will alfo moft graciously that the Academy for the Future shall receive as Academ ians not only Hiftory- Painters, Archite&s and Sculptors; but alfo Painters of all Sorts, as forExample Face Pa in t e r s, Ba t t l e-Pa in t e r s, Pa in t e r s o f Be a s t s, L a n d sk ips, Se a-Pie c e s, Flo w ers, Fr u it s , Bu ildin gs ; Pa in t e r s in Min ia t u r e and En a-
m e l, as alfo Engravers in Co p p e r, Medals and fine
St o n e s,
The Academy shall alfo by Degrees, and according to a Majority of V otes, eleft Profeflors to the Model- School of the moft feilful Hiftory-Painters and Carvers.
The Academy shall alfo be at Liberty, to chufe them out of the Clafs of Face-Painters and Battie-Painters, when Occahon requires, and even of Engravers in Copper after the Hiftorical-Way, provided they are found to be Perfons of great Talents.
As for fuch other Members of the Academy, who, from theNature of their A rts, can neither teach publickly, nor arrive at the Profefforship in the Academy, We will moft graciously, (to the Intent the excellent Talents, which may be found among them, shall not go unrewarded) that fuch Perfons, by a Plurality ofVoices, may be elefled
Counsellors o f the Academ y and thac they enjoy the farne Honours and Prerogatives as the Profeffors, except
that they can not come into Pay.
A rticle X.
T he Academy shall not henceforward admit any as Members of the Academy but what are Perfons of diftin- guished Merit in the Arts of Painting, Sculpture, Archi- te&ure and Engraving in Copper, and to the E nd, they may be certain of fuch Merit and Skiil, We will, that, for
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the Time to come, thefc following Precautions be ufed:
viz.
Every Perfon, defir^ous of becoming a Member of the Academy, shali repair to one of the Officers pra&ifing the farne Art. This Officer, having du^ly examined the Afpiring-Party’s Workmanship, shall propofe him to the Academy in their Affembly, who, according to the Report there made, are to determine, whether the Performance, exhibited by the Party propofed, shall be brought before them then, or deferred ’till an other Opportunity.
In Cafe the Academy refolves to have it laid before them, as then shall the Afpiring-Perfon produce it before the Academy in their Affembly, who proceed to Ballotting, and if the greater Number of Votes be for the Afpiring- P a rty , his Requeft shall be granted; if againfl him , he shall be admonished to make a new Performance, and endeavour fo to improve as to be worthy of that Honour.
As foon as he is approved of, the Academy shall give him a Subjeft to elaborate for his Reception, upon which he shall make a Sketch and show it unto the Academy, who by a Majority of Voices shall either admit it, or, in Cafe it is fo und neceffary, refer him to the Making of a
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The Party-approved shall then perform it in large and finish it, for the Piece of his Reception, in the Time allotted him by the Academy * there shall alfo forne of the Officers be appointed to go now and then to fee him w ork, and in Cafe it can be proved that he made Ufe of the Help of Ocher’s, or that the Work itfelf is not finished in the Time prefenbed by the Academy (yet all lawful Hinderances confidered and exeepted) the Approbation he had, shall be of no Advantage to him.
When the Piece for his Reception is finished, the Acade
my shall by Ballot judge thereof, and, provided that is gains the Good likingof the Major-Part of theAffembly, the Perfon, that performed it, shall be received an Ac a d e m i c a lM ember
in the ufual Manner, upon which he takes his Place as fuch, and his Performance shall remain in die Academy.
A rticle XI.
T hat the Scholars frequenting the Academy may be encouraged to vie' with, and out go each other in Per
fektion, and alfo the Rewards made equal among thofe that ftudy different A rts, We will moft graciously enereafe the Number of the Prizes, and in lieu of one Gold-Medal for the Painters, one for the Sculptors and one
for the Archite&s, as expreffed in Our moft gracious Charter of 1754. We will allot t m Gold-Medals yearly
for
for eacli of the aforefaid Arts, which shall be (truck ex- prefsly to that End. viz. one great M edal, entituled the
F i r s t-Pr i z e , and a Leder M edal, called the Second- Pr i z e , or Premium.
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T o attain thefe Prizes , (to which Foreigners may likewife concur) the Scholars shall be obliged to appear annually each firft Day of February, and, in the Art they ftudy, compofe, paint, model, or draw a Sketch according to the Subjekt which the Academy shall propofe to be made.
Such Competition shall be conftantly made known
eight Days before, by Placais hung up in the Model- School.
And as We are moft graciously inclined to caft a favourable Eye on En g r a v i n g in Co p p e r, and thereby to forward it’s Perfektion , We will mo.fi: graciously thac they, who have learnt this A rt, may concur too for the great Prizes. T o that faid Intent We will mofl: graciously grant unto them , like as to the Scholars in Painting, Carving and Budding, yearly two Gold-Medals.
T he Subjekt, which they, as well as the Painters and Garvers, shall elaborate, mult be taken out of the Bible.
T he DireTor shall propofe two Subje&s for the Pain- ters and Sculptors, two for the Archite&s, and likewife two for the Engravers in Copper, of which the Academy shall, by a Piarality of Votes, chufe one.
And to prevent the Scholars from making Ufe of any Other’s Aid, they shall be shut up in the Academy, untii that they have made each his Sketch, and got it Bgned by the Profelfor in Office.
After that the Academy has been affembled and conffi dered the faid Sketches, thofe Scholars, as are found fic to concur for the great Prizes, shall each a-part, in the Lodg
es, built to that End in the Academy, perform in large their Pieces, entirely deprived from all Inftru&ion and Help of Others.
T he Painters, Carvers, and Builders shall be each obliged to get his Piece ready againft the thirtieth of M arch, on which Day the Academy shall be aflembled to difcern which of them can bear being expofed in the great Hall of the Academy, to publick View, the Day follow- ing, viz. the t h i r t y f i r s t, which is Ou r Bi r t h- Da y.
Upon which the Academy, in their next Affembly, shall adjudge the Prizes, by Ballot, to them that have merited the farne, and the very farne Day, when the Prefident has accepted the Adjudication, the Prizes shall be diflributed
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unto them. But the Pieces, which have obtained the Prize, shah be hung up as Memorials in the Academy.
As for the Scholars in Engraving, feeing it is impos- fible for hem, in the Space of two M onths, to complete a perfeft Draught and withal engrave a Plate according to the Subject propofed , there shall be granted to them fix
Months , to be reckoned from the aforefaid firft Day of February, which is the Day when the Competition for the great Prizes shall begin , until the firft of A uguft, when they shall be obliged to deliver their Draughts and en- graven Plates unto the Secretary in the Prefence of the Profeffor whofe Monthly Courfe it is then to officiate, which Things shall be depoiited in a Cafe fitted up to that Intenr, and remain fealed until the Day preceeding Our Birth-Day, when the Academy affembled shall judge, whether what the Concurrents have performed for the gaining the great Prizes is qualified to bear a publick Cenfure, or not.
T hey shall be obliged, like as the young Painters, Sculptors and Architefts, to make their Draughts and engrave their Plates locked up in the Lodges which the Academy fet up on this Occafion.
In Cafe any of the Competitors shall offend againft the Statutes of the Academy by carrying any one into their Lodge, or bringing thither any Piece whether of
Carving,
Carving, Painting, Brawing, Print, or other Aftiftance whatfoever, the Party offending shall be thereby entirely fecluded from Concurring.
As to the Si l v e r- M e d a l s, or fmall Prizes, of which in Our-Charter of 1754? We have molf graciously gran- fed the Academy three to be diftributed quarterly, We will molf graciously that their Number be augmented, and to the End Our molf gracious Views may be attained, viz.
t h e Im p r o v e m e n t of Ar t s with equal Advantages, We will henceforward, that thefe Medals be diftributed in the following Manner:
å
One great Medal called the Fi r s t-Me d a l, and otte of lefs Value, called the Second- Me d a l, shall be given unto them, who have drawn the beft Academical-Defign after the living Model. Likewifé a f i r s t and second M edal
for thofe who have modelled the beft Academical-Model after the living Model, and finally a f i r s t and second
M edal for them that have performed beft in the Schools of Architeaure. Thefe faid Medals shall be adjudged in the General-Aflemblies held every Quarter of a Year, and be diftributed annually on the Day when the great Prizes are dealt out. T o concur for thefe Prizes the Profeftors exercifing, each in his Courfé, shall once a Month adjuft a Pofture, which they may not correa, nor the Scholars bring
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out of the Academy, and to be fo much the more affured hereof, every Draught, or Modelled-Piece shall be mark
ed on the Back, the firft Day, by the ProfefTor then officiating, and delivered every Evening into the Hånds of a Perfon
thereunto appointed.
T he ProfefTor, whofe Month it is to officiate in Archi- tefture shall in like Manner fet them a T a sk , and the farne Precautions shall be taken, in Regard to it’s Performance, as
are ufed in the Model School.
Moreover We will mod: graciously that the Scholars in the Model-School, who have not acquired any Prize, shall annually concur for the Up p e r-Places. T o which Purpofe the ProfefTor officiating shall exprefsly, towards the
latter End of January, adjud a Figure, in Regard to which the farne Precautions shall be obferved as in the Concur- rence for the Medals. T he Draughts or Models thus made shall be fentenced at the End of the farne Month, and he, who has performed bed, shall have the Right to go firft into the Model - School, ( p e x t after thofe that have gained the Great and Leder Prizes,)every Day the Model is placed in a new Podure, and there feek themfelves out the bed Place; upon which the next bed Performer follows, and fo the Red, until he, who has done the w ord, shall go in the lad.
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Concerning the inferiour Schools, to which alfo Our Royal Care shall extend, it is Our Pleafure, that Emula- tion and Indufcry be diere promoted by Means of a Qu a r-
t e r l y Co n c u r r e n c e , and mantained by the Scholars afcending from a l q w e r to a h i g h e r Sc h o o l; that is from the School, where the fir ft Rudiments of Drawing are taught, to that where they draw after Draughts;
from thence again to the School where they draw after Em- bofied Figures, or Images of Plaider, and from this lad to the Model-School. T he farne Order shall likewife be foh lowed in the Schools of Archite&ure, where the Scholars shall alfo quarterly concur, and they, who have performed bed in the lower School, shall advance to the fird.
For the Future none shall be allowed to go to Iearn in this Academy without being fird provided with a Let
ter of Protektion from one of the Members of the Acade
m y, which the Secretary shall iffue out, and the Scholar deliver to the Profeffor officiating, who is to appoint him the Place for his Indruktiom
A r t ic l e XII.
W e wilt mod graciously to the Support of Arts , and Encouraging their Progrefs in Our Kingdoms and Domi
nions, as alfo to fee this Academy fucceffiveiy provided
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with able Artifts, that four of the Scholars, who have learn- ed Painting, Carving, Budding and Engraving in Copper, and who are to be of Our Native Subje&s, bom in Den- mare, Morway, or forne other of Our Dominions, shall, after having firft obtained the Chief-Prize, farther enjoy the Honour to travel abroad, at Our own Charge, for the Space of fix Years with the Character of the Kin g’s Pensioners , that they may frequent the moft famous Academies in foreign Parts, to the accomplishing them in their refpeflive Arts, as alfo to show the Academy, at their Return Home, forne of their W ork, and chere to fubmit to it’s Examinadon, according to which, in Cafe they shall be deemed fufficiently improved, they shall be received as M embers o f the Ac a d e m y.
At their Departure they shall be enjoined to bind themfelves in the moft folernn Manner to return again unto Our Kingdoms and Dominions, when their Time is expired, and not to enter into the Service of any other Prince whatfoever, without Our moft gracious Leave firft obtained.
Befides which the Prefident shall impart to them a Letter, wherein they shall be commanded to fend to the Academy every Year fomething of their Workmanship, from which may be difeerned the Progrefs they make.
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We will alfo, that the Perfons judged worthy to undertake fuch a Journey abroad, shaJl be prcpofed to Us by none but the Academy alone, We ever Referving to Ourfelves the Right of Chufing.
Ic shall alfo be obferved, as far as is poffible, that, among thofe that travel abroad, there be alcernatively found a Perfon p rofe ffin g Painting, Sculpture, Architefture and Engraving in Copper; And, as any of the aforefaid Penfo
ners by Degrees return Home, their Room shall be fup- plied by others, who are likewife efteemed worthy, and have received Our moft gracious Approbation.
A r t ic l e XIII.
W e will moft graciously that none be hereafter allow- ed to fettle in Our Royal Refidence-City Copenhagen in Quality of Pa i n t e r, Sculptor, Architect or Engra
ver m Copper, but what has been firft admitted a Mcmber of the Acadeiny, or of the City-Companies, unlefs he has already praftifed in any of thefe Arts befare the Publication
of this Charter.
We will alfo moft graciously that fuch of Our Subjefts as frequent the Academy, and obtain one of the great Prizes, may fettle himfelf as a Privil eg ed Fr e e- Ma s t e r
any
.any where throughout Our Dominions, wichout any other Impofition, or Charges, than the Taking up the Freedorø o f the Place; nor shall the Måders of that Place dåre to hinder or moleft him in any Wife.
Befides which, We will mod: graciously grant to the Academy the Liberty, when they shall find it proper for the Progrefs of the Arts and Improvement of Youth therc- in, to take into their Proteffion fuch Perfons as will vend here in this City Works depending on the Arts, or relating thereunto, as Pa i n t i n g s, An t i^ue St a t u e s,
or other M od el s, Dr a u g h t s, Pr i n t s, &e. as alfo the travelling Workers of Images, yet ever with this Provifo, that they are found to have fuch Moulds as for Beauty and Art exceed thofe of the Image-Makers already fettled in Copenhagen; wherefore We will mod graciously, that none may hinder them, who are thus provided with Licen- ces from the Academy.
A rticle XIV.
W e will moreover mod graciously that the Overplus of the 2400 Rixdolars, which, according to the Charter of 1754, We have affigned to defray the Expence of the Scholars travelling abroad, shall ferve as Salaries for the Officers employed to inftruct Y outh, and have to that End
