from a financial point of view, with artists being left with a balance of £100 from the sale of the catalogues, the exhibition was not widely covered in contemporary papers and journals, with the press not taking notice of the annual exhibitions until the 1770s. The only review of the event was published shortly after the event in the Imperial Magazine. Legacy Plans for a follow-up event, expected to take place the next year, caused difficulties when the suggestion of levelling a charge of one shilling to attend the event split the academy into two, the Free Society of Artists (FSA) and the Society of Artists of Great Britain (SAGB). Both of these groups would go on to organise annual events on their own terms. However, most of the times leading artists would join the SAGB, which consequently would become the leading society of artists. References Citations Bibliography Arts in the United Kingdom Social history of London 1760s in London 1760 in England Royal Society of Arts