308 members attend the first general meeting on 11 November 1903 and collectively raise £700 (over £70,000 in today’s money). Within a year, membership figures reach 500, and within the next 10 years, several significant works are acquired by public collections with Art Fund support, including Whistler’s Nocturne: Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge, Velázquez’s Rokeby Venus, and ...