In the 19th century the idea of a public Salon extended to an annual government-sponsored juried exhibition of new painting and sculpture, held in large commercial halls, to which the ticket-bearing public was invited.
No século XIX, a idea dun Salón público estendeuse a unha exposición con xurado patrocinada polo goberno da pintura e escultura nova, celebrada en grandes salóns comerciais, aos que o público podía acceder cunha entrada.