简介：Atthedawnofthe18thcentury,mostBritishartistswereseenasincompetent,destituteanddisreputable.Onehundredyearslater,they'dachievedwealth,statusandglory.Theseartistsbattledaristocraticdisdain,publicindifferenceandcenturiesoftradition.Theyalsofoughteachotherinano-holds-barredracetothetop. Inthisdocumentary,AndrewGraham-Dixonexposesthescandal,greedandrivalrylurkingbehindthecanvasesofHogarth,Reynolds,GainsboroughandStubbs.Healsotellsthestoryofthearenainwhichthisbattlewasfought:theRoyalAcademyofArts.…