2-634-909 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

A lecture at the Royal Society of Arts, London, c1903 (1903). The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (Royal Society of Arts) was founded in 1754.The Royal Society of Arts created the scheme for commemorating the links between famous people and buildings by placing plaques on the walls, known as blue plaques. From Living London, Vol. III, by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]