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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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Reviewer:
Baker, Christopher (Baker, Christopher)
Subjects
artists:
Soane, John
museums and institutions:
Sir John Soane's Museum, London, Great Britain
subjects:
British architecture / Collections / Collectors / Antiquarianism / Museums / Architects / Interior design
Reviewed Items
subjects:
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. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
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).
Exhibition Review
The Romance of Ruins: The Search for Ancient Ionia, 1764
08/2021 | 1421 | 163
Pages: 745-747
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Reviewer:
Gunn, Ann (Gunn, Ann)
Subjects
artists:
Pars, William / Chandler, Richard / Revett, Nicholas
dates:
2020-2030
media:
Watercolours / Prints
museums and institutions:
Sir John Soane's Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
Greece / Turkey
subjects:
Classical / Antiquity / Greek Revival / Society of Dilettanti
subjects:
British art / British architecture
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Romance of Ruins: The Search for Ancient Ionia, 1764 Sir John Soane’s Museum, London 19th May–5th September | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
12. Miletus with the river over the Meander, by William Pars. 1764. Pen and black ink with watercolour and gum arabic on paper, 29.6 by 47.1 cm. (British Museum, London; exh. Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
Attributed works:
13. Study of the Parthenon, South Metope II, by William Pars. 1765–66. Graphite, pen and ink and red-brown wash on paper, 27 by 38.1 cm. (British Museum, London; exh. Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
Attributed works:
14. The temple at Sunium, by William Pars. 1765. Pen and brown and black ink and watercolour with some gum arabic on paper, 23.7 by 47.3 mm. (British Museum, London; exh. Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
Article
Clérisseau’s journey to Dalmatia: a newly attributed collection of drawings
06/2021 | 1419 | 163
Pages: 492-502
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Author:
Sverko, Ana (Sverko, Ana)
Subjects
artists:
Clérisseau, Charles-Louis / Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
museums and institutions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France / Sir John Soane's Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
Istria / Dalmatia / Rome
subjects:
Eighteenth-century French art / Drawings / Vedute / Capricci / Attributions / Travel / Studies (visual works)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Ville adriene a Tivoli, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. Probably 1755 or 1756. Pen, black ink, brown and grey washes and watercolour on paper, 19.6 by 30.3 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.25).
Attributed works:
11. [The Temple of Apollo at Baia], by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. Probably 1755. Pen, brown ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 15.2 by 31 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.86).
Attributed works:
12. [Capriccio with elements of Diocletian’s Palace], by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. After 1757. Pen, black and brown ink, brush and grey washes and watercolour on paper, 20.7 by 26.2 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
13. A Venise, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. Probably 1757. Pencil, pen, black ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 16.4 by 19.7 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.27).
Attributed works:
14. [Roman Amphitheatre in Pula], by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pencil, grey and brown washes with watercolour on paper, 19.6 by 28.8 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.110).
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15. A Pola, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pencil, pen, black ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 16.6 by 31.5 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.86).
Attributed works:
16. Caorlé sur la route de Pola, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pen, brown ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 16.5 by 30.7 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.108).
Attributed works:
17. Colisé a Rome, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1750s. Pencil, pen, brown ink, grey and brown washes, watercolour on paper, 9 by 31.8 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.102).
Attributed works:
18. Zara, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pen, brown ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 13.4 by 26.8 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.119).
Attributed works:
19. Detail of Panorama della Costa e dell Isole di Dalmazia nei viaggi dei Piroscafi del Lloyd Austriaco, by Giuseppe Rieger. 1850. Lithograph, 16.8 by 118.5 cm. (Litografia di B. Linassi, Trieste).
Attributed works:
1a. Detail of inscription by the artist on Zebenigo en Dalmathie, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pen, ink and brown and grey wash on paper, 16.9 by 30.4 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg). b. Detail of inscription by the artist on Vue de Traou en Dalmathie, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pen, ink and brown wash on paper, 17.1 by 26.2 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg). c. Detail of inscription by the artist on Traou en Dalmathie, by Charles- Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pencil, pen, black and brown ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 12.7 by 26.5 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.120).
Attributed works:
2. Traou en Dalmathie, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pencil, pen, black and brown ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 12.7 by 26.5 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.120).
Attributed works:
20. Route de Dalmatie, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pencil, pen, black ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 12.6 by 29 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.114).
Attributed works:
21. A Traou, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pen, black ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 16.2 by 31.1 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.130).
Attributed works:
22. Pola seen from the Roland Tower, by Louis François Cassas. c.1782 (drawn), 1802 (published). Watercolour on paper, 22.86 by 38.1 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
3. Vue de Traou en Dalmathie, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pen, ink and brown wash on paper, 17.1 by 26.2 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
4. St Pierre de Rome, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. c.1755. Pen, black and brown ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 34 by 22 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.66).
Attributed works:
5. [The portico of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican], by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. c.1755. Pencil, pen, black and brown ink and grey and brown washes on paper, 28.1 by 25.5 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.96).
Attributed works:
6. Portique de ville Mad[ame], by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. c.1755. Pencil, pen, grey and brown washes on paper, 28.8 by 66 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.79).
Attributed works:
7. Interior of the Villa Madama in Rome, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. c.1750–55. Pen and brown wash, brush and brown and grey wash on paper, 39.5 by 52.5 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
8. View of the ‘Temple of Apollo’ at Baia, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. Undated, probably 1755. Pencil, brown, blue and grey washes and pencil framing line on paper, 18.5 by 29.6 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
Attributed works:
9. Ruins of the central hall of the large baths at the villa of Emperor Hadrian in Tivoli, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1750s. Gouache on paper, 43.5 by 60.4 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg).
Letter
Robert and James Adam’s Grand Tour letters and writings 1754–63
08/2020 | 1409 | 162
Pages: 645
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Author:
Aymonino, Adriano (Aymonino, Adriano)
Author:
Thom, Colin (Thom, Colin)
Subjects
artists:
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 / Adam, James, 1732-1794
museums and institutions:
Sir John Soane's Museum, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Grand tours / Correspondence / Digital technology / Open access
Illustrations
Attributed works:
2. Capriccio, by Robert Adam. c.1756–57. Pen, brown and grey wash on paper, 16.3 by 16.3 cm. (SM Adam volume 56/91; © Sir John Soane’s Museum, London; photograph Hugh Kelly).
Article
Maria Cosway’s ‘A Persian going to adore the sun’
04/2020 | 1405 | 162
Pages: 300-305
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Author:
Boucher, Diane (Boucher, Diane)
Subjects
artists:
Cosway, Maria / Cosway, Richard / Basawan / Madhu
dates:
1780-1789
museums and institutions:
Sir John Soane's Museum, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Mughal / Miniatures (paintings) / Mezzotints / Paintings / Christian iconography / Religious art / Zoroastrianism / Ackermann, Rudolph
subjects:
British art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. A Persian going to adore the sun, by Maria Cosway. 1784. Oil on canvas, 61 by 73.7 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
Attributed works:
2. A woman worshipping the sun, from the Gulshan Album, attributed to Basawan. c.1590–95. Watercolour and gold on paper, 42.6 by 26.7 cm. (page). (Museum of Islamic Art, Doha).
Attributed works:
3. A woman worshipping the sun, attributed to Madhu. c.1595. Gouache with gold on paper, 15.5 by 10.4 cm. (Courtesy Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch ltd., London).
Attributed works:
4. Hope (Spes), by Georges Reverdy. 1550–60. Engraving, 16.8 by 10.8 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
5. Shah Alam, the Mughal Emperor reviewing the Third Brigade of the East India troops at Allahabad, by Tilly Kettle. 1781. Oil on canvas. (Victoria Memorial, Calcutta).
Attributed works:
6. A Persian going to adore the sun, by James Walker after Maria Cosway. 1784. Mezzotint, 35.2 by 40.3 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
7. A Persian going to adore the sun, by Emma Smith after Maria Cosway. 1801. Mezzotint, 45 by 30 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
8. A British minister worshipping the meridian sun, published by G. Humphrey. 1786. Etching, 22.8 by 26.8 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
9. Detail of The Picture Room in the House of John Soane Esq, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, 1st March 1824, by Henry Shaw. (Repr. in J. Britton and A. Pugin: Illustrations of the Public Buildings of London, London 1825–28).
Exhibition Review
Hogarth: Place and Progress. Sir John Soane’s Museum, London
12/2019 | 1401 | 161
Pages: 1048-1051
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Reviewer:
Allen, Brian (Allen, Brian)
Subjects
artists:
Hogarth, William
media:
Paintings / Engravings
museums and institutions:
Sir John Soane's Museum, London, Great Britain
subjects:
British art / Hogarth, William / modern moral subjects / Soane, John
Illustrations
Attributed works:
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).
Attributed works:
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).
Attributed works:
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).
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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Reviewer:
Calder, Barnabas (Calder, Barnabas)
Subjects
artists:
Soane, John / Farrell, Terry / Dixon, Jeremy / Dixon, Fenella / Stirling, James / Wilford, Michael / Outram, John
buildings:
Bank of England, London, Great Britain / SIS Building, London, Great Britain
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Architecture / Architectural drawings / Furniture / Books / Watercolours
museums and institutions:
Sir John Soane's Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
Great Britain / London
subjects:
British architecture / Post-Modern / Collections, Private / Patronage / Capitalism / Style
Illustrations
Attributed works:
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).
Attributed works:
32. Headquarters of MI6/Secret Intelligence Service, Vauxhall, London, by Terry Farrell and Partners. Completed 1994. (Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
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
Birds, Other Animals and Natural Curiosities (The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo, Series B: Natural History, Parts 4-5). Edited by Henrietta McBurney, Ian Rolfe, Caterina Napoleone and Paula Findlen
06/2018 | 1383 | 160
Pages: 514
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Reviewer:
Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (Bailey, Gauvin Alexander)
Subjects
art literature:
Vasari, Giorgio
artists:
Merian, Maria Sibylla / Poussin, Nicolas / Leonardi, Vincenzo
collectors and dealers:
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
dates:
1600-1699
media:
Drawings / Prints / Watercolours / Paintings
museums and institutions:
Royal Collection, (Great Britain) / British Museum, London, Great Britain / Sir John Soane's Museum, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Dal Pozzo, Cassiano, 1588-1657 / Dal Pozzo, Carlo Antonio
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Naturalism / Nature / Science / Collections, Private / Collections, Public / Collecting / Patronage / Catalogues raisonnés / Birds
works:
The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), by Vincenzo Leonardi. Before 1622. Watercolour and bodycolour over black chalk, the outlines incised; corrections in lead white, 15.4 by 20 cm. (Royal Collection Trust, London).
Book Review
Owning the Past: Why the English Collected Antique Sculpture 1640–1840, by R. Guilding
05/2016 | 1358 | 158
Pages: 370–371
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Reviewer:
Longstaffe-Gowan, Todd (Longstaffe-Gowan, Todd; Gowan, Todd Longstaffe-)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009 / 1640-1649 / 1650-1699 / 1700-1799 / 1800-1839
museums and institutions:
Sir John Soane's Museum, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Collecting / Collectors / English / British / Roman (ancient) sculpture / Antiquities / Classical / Exhibitions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
40. Charles Townley in his sculpture gallery, by Johann Zoffany. 1782 (Towneley Hall, Burnley)
Exhibition Review
Drawn from the Antique
10/2015 | 1351 | 157
Pages: 718-719
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Reviewer:
Hornsby, Clare (Hornsby, Clare)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Teylers Museum, Haarlem, Netherlands / Sir John Soane's Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
Netherlands / London / Haarlem / England
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Drawings / Antiquity / Copies / Art theory / Classical / Art education / Roman (ancient)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
41. Taddeo in the Belvedere Court in the Vatican drawing the Laocoön, by Federico Zuccaro. c.1595 (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; exh. Sir John Soane's Museum, London)
Attributed works:
42. The artist seated at a table, drawing a bust of a woman, by Hubert Robert. c.1763-65 (Katrin Bellinger collection; exh. Sir John Soane's Museum, London)
Attributed works:
43. The courtyard of the Farnese Palace in Rome, with the Farnese Hercules, by Louis Chays. 1775 (Kunstbibliothek, Berlin; exh. Sir John Soane's Museum, London)
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