The Royal Academy of Art
Although Cecil Round was not actually a Royal Academician, he exhibited eight paintings at the Royal Academy in London; these appeared across six Summer Exhibitions between 1885 and 1898.
1885 – “One of those heavenly days that cannot die.”
1886 – The path of the whirlwind.
1886 – Through the wood.
1886 – Golden days at Glareloch.
[See our ‘On The Market…’ feature dated 20/02/2020, as we have identified a possible but, so far unverified image of “The path of the whirlwind” painting, in “Trees in Landscape” from 1885. This can also be viewed in our Online Gallery.]
1887 – Winter’s Sunshine – Anstey’s Cove, Torquay.
1888 – The Woodman’s home.
1890 – The last gleam, “Rises the harvest moon.”
1898 – Glory of sunset gold.
The New Gallery (121 Regent Street, London)
Cecil Round exhibited at two Summer Exhibitions at the New Gallery, in 1889 and 1890.
1889 – “Moi-Meme. Portrait of Mr. Edmund Yates.” Exhibited in the West Room at the New Gallery (Regent Street, London) Summer Exhibition. Catalogue Description: “A life-like and characteristic portrait of this popular novelist and litterateur, seated at his writing table. Above is a bust of Voltaire.”
There was a contemporary review of the 1889 Summer Exhibition within The Scottish Art Review (Volume 2. No. 13. June 1889). Edited by James Mavor: “Still in quest of portraits, one easily recognises the sardonic visage of ‘Edmund Yates, Esq.,’ looking out from a medley of flowers, Japanese figures, proofs, etc., painted by Cecil M. Round…”
1890 – “Now heaven walks on earth.” Exhibited in the North Room at the New Gallery (Regent Street, London) Summer Exhibition. Catalogue Description: “Early spring in the woods. Hawthorn-trees in blossom and a profusion of deep blue wild hyacinths.”
[See our ‘In the News…’ feature dated 13/11/2018, as we have identified a possible but, so far unverified image of this painting, in “Spring” from 1889. This can also be viewed in our Online Gallery.]
Other Gallery Exhibitions
Cecil Round exhibited at a number of provincial galleries, including but not exclusively, venues in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow. We don’t yet have a fully comprehensive list but will add detail as / when new background information comes to light. In the meantime, we know that he exhibited: four times at Suffolk Street; once at the Grosvenor Gallery; twice at New Gallery (as listed above) and at least three times at various others. This list of galleries alone suggests that his work was well thought of by his contemporaries; it is likely he was considered to be a ‘progressive’ artist.