| The Academicians of the Royal Academy | |
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| Life School of the Royal Academy | |
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| Artist | Johan Zoffany |
| Year | 1771-1772 |
| Medium | Oil-on-canvas |
| Subject | A group portrait of members of the Royal Academy |
| Dimensions | 101.1 cm × 147.3 cm (39.8 in × 58.0 in) |
| Owner | Royal Collection |
| Accession | RCIN 400747 |
The Academicians of the Royal Academy (also known as Life School of the Royal Academy) is an oil painting executed in 1771–72 by Johan Zoffany. The group portrait was produced shortly after the foundation of the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1769. It portrays 34 of the early members of the Royal Academy preparing for a life drawing class with a nude male life model. The two female founding academicians – Angelica Kauffmann and Mary Moser – are not shown as present, as it would have been inappropriate for them to attend a life drawing class in person: rather, Zoffany includes them by showing their portraits hanging on the walls.