Among the most important of his pictures during this period was An Audience at Agrippa's (1876). When an admirer of the painting offered to pay a substantial sum for a painting with a similar subject, Alma-Tadema simply turned the emperor around to show him leaving, in After the Audience. On 19 June 1879, Alma-Tadema was made a Royal Academician. Three years later, a major retrospective of his entire oeuvre was organised at the Grosvenor Gallery in London, including 185 of his pictures.
among the most important of his pictures during this period was an audience at agrippa's (1876) when an admirer of the painting offered to pay a substantial sum for a painting with a similar subject alma-tadema simply turned the emperor around to show him leaving in after the audience on 19 june 1879 alma-tadema was made a royal academician three years later a major retrospective of his entire oeuvre was organised at the grosvenor gallery in london including 185 of his pictures