 Until the mid-19th century, Hungarian artists were learning fine arts in Western European academies.The National Society of Hungarian Fine Arts (Országos Magyar Képzőművészeti Társulat) founded in 1861 was initiating the establishment of a Hungarian school of fine arts.Owing to this movement the Hungarian Royal Drawing School and Art Teachers’ College "(Magyar Királyi Mintarajztanoda és Rajztanárképezde)" was opened in 1871.