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Book Review
John Soane’s Cabinet of Curiosities: Reflections on an Architect and his Collection
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 1087–8
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Baker, Christopher (Baker, Christopher)
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John Soane’s Cabinet of Curiosities: Reflections on an Architect and his Collection By Bruce Boucher. 224 pp. incl. 155 col. + b. & w. ills. (Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2024), £35. ISBN 978–0–300–27569–8. | :
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5. Soane office, section through museum and breakfast room, by Frank Copland. 1817. Pen and watercolour on paper, 54.5 by 64 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
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Architectural history after Summerson
08/2020 | 1409 | 162
Pages: 686-693
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Brindle, Steven (Brindle, Steven)
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museums and institutions:
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1. John Summerson in Sir John Soane's Museum, London. Photograph by Stephen Hyde, 1984. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
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4. Design for the Banqueting House, Whitehall, by Inigo Jones. c.1619. Pen and ink with wash over graphite, 36.6 by 43.7 cm. (Chatsworth House, Derbyshire; photograph © The Devonshire Collections.)
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5. The Midland Grand Hotel, St Pancras Station, London, by George Gilbert Scott. 1867–76. Photograph by Bedford Lemere, 1881. (Bridgeman Images).
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2. The Great Hall, Hampton Court Palace, London. c.1532–35. (Historic Royal Palaces).
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3. Swakeleys, Hillingdon, London. 1638. (Wikimedia Commons).
Exhibition Review
Hogarth: Place and Progress. Sir John Soane’s Museum, London
12/2019 | 1401 | 161
Pages: 1048-1051
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Allen, Brian (Allen, Brian)
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18. The Four Times of the Day: Morning, by William Hogarth. 1736–37. Oil on canvas, 73.7 by 61 cm. (National Trust Collections, Upton House, Warwickshire, Bearsted Collection; exh. Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
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19. Marriage A-la- Mode, 2: The tête à tête, by William Hogarth. 1743–45. Oil on canvas, 69.9 by 90.8 cm. (National Gallery, London; exh. Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
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20. The Happy Marriage, 2: The courtship, by Thomas Ryder after William Hogarth (?). 1799. Engraving, 15.3 by 23.4 cm. (Private collection; exh. Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
Obituary
David Watkin (1941–2018)
03/2019 | 1392 | 161
Pages: 266-268
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Salmon, Frank (Salmon, Frank)
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art literature:
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2. David Watkin, Fellowship admission photograph. 1970. (The Master and Fellows of Peterhouse, Cambridge).
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3. David Watkin on stage as John Soane, preparing to deliver one of Soane’s Royal Academy lectures. c.1997. (Photograph Paul Doyle).
Exhibition Review
The Return of the Past: Postmodernism in British Architecture. Sir John Soane’s Museum, London
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 688-690
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Calder, Barnabas (Calder, Barnabas)
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31. Unbuilt project for 200 Victoria Street, London, for Rosehaugh-Stanhope Developers, by John Outram. 1988–90. Framed collage, 196 by 230 cm. (Courtesy Sir John Soane’s Museum, London; exh. Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
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32. Headquarters of MI6/Secret Intelligence Service, Vauxhall, London, by Terry Farrell and Partners. Completed 1994. (Bridgeman Images).
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33. Houses in St Mark’s Road, North Kensington, London, by Jeremy and Fenella Dixon. 1979. (Photograph Dixon Jones Architects; exh. Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
Book Review
Building the Bank of England: Money – Architecture – Society 1694–1942
08/2006 | 1241 | 148
Pages: 554-555
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Knox, Tim (Knox, Tim)
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Building the Bank of England: Money – Architecture – Society 1694–1942 | author: Abramson, Daniel M.
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42. Architectural ruins – a vision (Bank of England in ruins), by John Soane; rendered by Joseph Gandy. 1798–1832. Pen and watercolour on paper, 84.5 by 140 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
Article
A Newly Discovered Volume from the Office of Sir John Soane
03/2003 | 1200 | 145
Pages: 180-198
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Divitiis, Bianca de (Divitiis, Bianca de)
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56. View of James Rimell's bookshop, by H.S. Bartun. c. 1860. Engraving, 18 by 16 cm. (Guildhall Library, London).
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57. 'Plate XIX. View in the Ante-Room. Adjoining the Belzoni Chamber', by Charles James Richardson. 1835. Zincograph print published in the 1835-36 edition of Description of the House and Museum . . ., 20.7 by 28 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 27).
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58. Alternative version of Fig.57. Zincograph, 22 by 28.1 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 28).
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59. Alternative version of Fig.57. Zincograph, 24 by 31 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 30).
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60. Preparatory water-colour for Plate XIV* in the 1832 edition of Description of the House and Museum . . ., showing the Loggia on the first floor of the south façade, by Charles James Richardson. 1832. Water-colour, ink border, 19.5 by 22.1 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 59).
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61. Three preparatory water-colours for Plate XV* in the 1832 edition of Description of the House and Museum . . ., showing the Loggia on the attic floor of the south façade, by Charles James Richardson. 1832. Water-colour and pencil, ink border, 5.5 by 9 cm., 13.2 by 8.5 cm., 5.5 by 9 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 65).
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62. Preparatory water-colour for Plate XXXVI in the 1835-36 edition of Description of the House and Museum . . ., showing the Tivoli Recess, by Charles James Richardson. 1835. Water-colour and pencil, ink border, 21.2 by 14 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 63).
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63. Preparatory water-colour for Plate IV in the 1835-36 edition of Description of the House and Museum . . ., showing the Dining Room and Library looking north, by Charles James Richardson. c. 1833. Water-colour and pencil, ink border, 18.5 by 24.2 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 47).
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64. Preparatory water-colour for Plate XXXVIII in the 1835-36 edition of Description of the House and Museum . . ., showing the Model Room, by Charles James Richardson. 1835. Water-colour and pencil, ink border, 19 by 25.5 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 74).
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65. Preparatory water-colour for Plate VIII in the 1835-36 edition of Description of the House and Museum . . ., showing the Dressing Room, by Charles James Richardson. c. 1833. Water-colour and pencil, ink border, 23.2 by 18.5 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 41).
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66. View in the Dressing Room. Alternative version of Fig.65, by Charles James Richardson. c. 1833. Water-colour and pencil, ink border, 18.6 by 18 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 39).
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67. Preparatory water-colour for Plate 6 in the 1830 and 1832 editions of Description of the House and Museum . . ., showing the Monk's Parlour, by Charles James Richardson. c. 1830. Water-colour and pencil, ink border, 15.4 by 22.2 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 21).
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68. View in the Monk's Parlour. Alternative version of Fig.67, by Charles James Richardson. Water-colour and pencil, ink border, 16.5 by 22.5 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 22).
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69. View of the Breakfast Room looking south, by Charles James Richardson. Undated. Water-colour and pencil, ink border. 21.1 by 27.8 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 11).
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70. Bird's-eye view of the rear side of Pitzhanger Manor, by Charles James Richardson. c. 1832. Water-colour, ink border, 12.6 by 19.7 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 118).
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72. Topographical view showing the ruins looking east, by Charles James Richardson. c. 1832. Inscribed by Richardson: 'The ruins as they are'. Water-colour and pencil, ink border. 18.6 by 24.8 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 138).
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73. Two fragments of Roman sculpture in the collection of the Soane Museum, attributed to Charles James Richardson. BL 90b is dated 'Feb 1830'. Water-colour and pencil, ink border, 12.8 by 15.4 cm.; 9.6 by 20 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 90a-b).
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74. Four capitals in the collection of the Soane Museum, attributed to Charles James Richardson. Undated. Water-colour and pencil, ink border, 11.2 by 10cm.; 9.5 by 8.6 cm.; 9.4 by 9.5 cm.; 9 by 9.7 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 85a-d).
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75. Two capitals in the collection of the Soane Museum, attributed to Charles James Richardson. Undated. Water-colour and pencil, ink border, 10.1 by 11.9 cm.; 11 by 10.5 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 86a-b).
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76. Three vases in the collection of the Soane Museum, attributed to Charles James Richardson. Undated. Water-colour and pencil, ink border, 8.7 by 7.2 cm.; 15.4 by 11 cm.; 10.8 by 6 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 104a-c).
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77. Specimens of ancient Roman sculpture in the Upper Museum, attributed to Charles James Richardson. 1825. Water-colour, 32.2 by 21 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London, vol.82, 104).
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78. Cinerari urn, vases and specimens of Greek sculpture, attributed to Charles James Richardson. 1825. Water-colour, 32 by 25 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London, vol.82, 98).
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80. Drawing showing four sides of the small bronze statuette in the collection of the Soane Museum entitled Silence, by Charles James Richardson. Undated. Pencil, 19.5 by 27 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 111).
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81. Preface page of Charles James Richardson's Studies of Ornamental Design, London 1848. Lithographic print. (British Library, London).
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82. Sketch for Sir Thomas Lawrence's portrait of Sir John Soane, Attributed to J.M. Gandy. Undated. Water-colour and pencil, ink border, 20.6 by 15.9 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 1).
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83. Design perspective for the front elevation of 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, from the office of John Soane, with annotations in Soane's hand. 1812. Water-colour, pencil and ink, 52.5 by 29.5 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 144).
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84. Design perspective for the Breakfast Room of Pitzhanger Manor, with indications of the colour scheme in Soane's hand. c. 1802. Water-colour, pencil, ink, 31 by 45 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 131).
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85. Design perspective for Soane's family tomb, attributed to J.M. Gandy. c. 1816. Water-colour and pencil, 31 by 43 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 116).
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71. View in the Catacombs, from the office of John Soane. c. 1835. Water-colour, ink border, 12 by 15.5 cm. (British Library, London, c. 190 b.22 1-2 Soane; BL 35).
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79. 'Ancient Capitals from the Soane Museum', published in The Builder, 17th May 1845, p.234. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
John Soane. London
12/1999 | 1161 | 141
Pages: 763
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Knox, Tim (Knox, Tim)
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57. Section Perspective of John Soane's Design for His Museum, by George Bailey. 1811. Water-Colour, 96 by 62.5 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London; Exh. Royal Academy, London).
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58. Cutaway Perspective of John Soane's Design for the Bank of England, by Joseph Michael Gandy. 1830. Pen and Water-Colour, 84.5 by 140 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London; Exh. Royal Academy, London).
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59. The Colonial Office of the Bank of England, by Frank Yerbury. c.1925-26. Photograph. (Bank of England; Exh. Royal Academy, London).
Book Review
Sir John Soane: Enlightenment Thought and the Royal Academy Lectures
05/1997 | 1130 | 139
Pages: 337-338
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Reviewer:
Savage, Nick (Savage, Nick)
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Sir John Soane: Enlightenment Thought and the Royal Academy Lectures | author: Watkin, David
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