Editing 1827 in art (section)

==Events==
* Sir [[Richard Westmacott]] becomes Professor of Sculpture at the [[Royal Academy]].<ref>{{cite book|page=653|title=The English Cyclopedia. Biography – Volume 6|editor=Charles Knight|editor-link=Charles Knight (publisher)|year=1858|location=London|chapter=Westmacott, Sir Richard, R.A.|publisher=[[Bradbury and Evans]]}}</ref>
* [[John James Audubon]] begins publication of ''[[Birds of America (book)|The Birds of America]]'' in the [[United Kingdom]]. Much of the background botanical artwork is by [[Joseph Mason (artist)|Joseph Mason]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Lee A. Vedder|title=John James Audubon and The Birds of America: A Visionary Achievement in Ornithological Illustration|publisher=Huntington Library|year=2006|isbn=9780873282178|page=32}}</ref>
* English painter [[Benjamin Haydon]] is committed to [[debtors' prison]] in London; while there he witnesses the [[mock election in the King's Bench Prison]] and records it in the paintings ''[[:File:Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846) - The Mock Election - RCIN 405824 - Royal Collection.jpg|The Mock Election]]'' and ''[[:File:Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846) - Chairing the Member - N05644 - National Gallery.jpg|Chairing the Member]]''.
*[[Charles Codman]] is discovered by art critic and patron [[John Neal]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Sears | first = Donald A. | title = John Neal | publisher = Twayne Publishers | location = Boston, Massachusetts | year = 1978 | isbn = 080-5-7723-08 | pages = 116-117}}</ref>