Quiz: guess the artist from their Diploma Work

Quiz: guess the artist from their Diploma Work

Published 4 May 2023

When an artist is elected to the Royal Academy, it’s a tradition that they give one of their works to our Collection. Known as Diploma Works, we’ve gladly received quite a few in our 254-year history. So, can you name the artist behind these?

<section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>Thomas Banks</li><li>Michelangelo</li><li>Gianlorenzo Bernini</li><li>Auguste Rodin</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>JMW Turner</li><li>Fred Cuming</li><li>Thomas Gainsborough</li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>John Constable</li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>John Everett Millais</li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>Walter Sickert</li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>John Singer Sargent</li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>LS Lowry</li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>Olwyn Bowey</li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>Frank Bowling</li><li></li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>Dhruva Mistry</li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>Lubaina Himid</li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>Hew Locke</li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>Yinka Shonibare</li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>Grayson Perry</li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>Chantal Joffe</li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3></h3><ul><li>Phyllida Barlow</li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></section>

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