Sir John Soane's Museum, London Photos

Sir John Soane's Museum occupies a house (1792-1824) on Lincoln's Inn Fields that this famous architect (e.g. Bank of England) designed for his art & architecture collection. In his role as teacher of architecture he used his collection as teaching aides.

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Sir John Soane's Museum occupies 3 buildings noted for skylights which this famous architect & art collector demolished & rebuilt. London, United Kingdom.Facade of Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Sir John Soane, aged 76 portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Facial detail of Sir John Soane, aged 76 portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Sir John Soane's Museum occupies 3 buildings noted for skylights which this famous architect (Bank of England) & art collector demolished & rebuilt (1792-1824). London, United Kingdom. Architect: John Soane.Facade of Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Sir John Soane, aged 76 portrait (1828-9) by Sir Thomas Lawrence at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Facial detail of Sir John Soane, aged 76 portrait (1828-9) by Sir Thomas Lawrence at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Book collection at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Library ceiling arches with shelves for antique ceramic collection at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Library ceiling arches with shelves for antique Greek ceramics at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Phoebus in his Car, preceded by Aurora & Morning Star library ceiling painting by Henry Howard at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Book collection at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Library ceiling arches with shelves for antique ceramic collection at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Library ceiling arches with shelves for antique Greek ceramics at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Phoebus in his Car, preceded by Aurora & Morning Star library ceiling painting (1836) by Henry Howard at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Pandora surrounded by gods library ceiling painting by Henry Howard at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Dining table & trellis-back chairs by John Robins with sideboard with ceramics & courtyard window beyond at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Cantonese Chairs inlaid with mother-of-pearl at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Snake in the Grass; or Love unloosing the zone of Beauty painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds over silver collection in library at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Pandora surrounded by gods library ceiling painting (1837) by Henry Howard at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Dining table & trellis-back chairs (1821) by John Robins with sideboard with ceramics & courtyard window beyond at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Cantonese Chairs (c1725-35) inlaid with mother-of-pearl at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Snake in the Grass; or Love unloosing the zone of Beauty painting (1785) by Sir Joshua Reynolds over silver collection in library at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Chinese stoneware vase with celadon glaze at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Antique ceramics against stained glass windows in dining area at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Dome over Breakfast Room at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Scenes from life of Saint Teresa stained glass after Adriaen Collaert of Netherlands in Breakfast Room at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Chinese stoneware vase with celadon glaze (late 18th to early 19th C) at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Antique ceramics against stained glass windows in dining area at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Dome over Breakfast Room at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Scenes from life of Saint Teresa stained glass (17th C) after Adriaen Collaert of Netherlands in Breakfast Room at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Model for bas relief 'The surrender of French after Battle of Blenheim' by John Michael Rysbrack over Napoleonic items in Breakfast Room at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Sculpted architectural elements off Breakfast Room at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Water pump & basin along hall at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Marble mask from a Roman Hadrianic fountain at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Model for bas relief 'The surrender of French after Battle of Blenheim' (c1730-2) by John Michael Rysbrack over Napoleonic items in Breakfast Room at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Sculpted architectural elements off Breakfast Room at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Water pump & basin along hall at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Marble mask from a Roman Hadrianic fountain (117-138 CE or later) at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Skylight over room of paintings at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Canaletto painting over fireplace at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Riva degli schiavoni, Venice painting by Canaletto at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Humours of an Election I: Canvassing painting by William Hogarth at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Skylight over room of paintings at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Canaletto painting over fireplace at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Riva degli schiavoni, Venice painting (c1734-5) by Canaletto at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Humours of an Election I: Canvassing painting by William Hogarth at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Humours of an Election I: Entertainment painting by William Hogarth at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Humours of an Election I: Polling painting by William Hogarth at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Humours of an Election I: Chairing the Member painting by William Hogarth at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Collection of antique sculptures at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Humours of an Election I: Entertainment painting by William Hogarth at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Humours of an Election I: Polling painting by William Hogarth at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Humours of an Election I: Chairing the Member painting by William Hogarth at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Collection of antique sculptures at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Collection of antique stone reliefs at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Collection of antique stone sculptures at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Cast of statue of Apollo Belvedere in Vatican with other examples of antiquities used for teaching at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Variety of decorative elements used in architecture at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Collection of antique stone reliefs at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Collection of antique stone sculptures at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Cast of statue of Apollo Belvedere in Vatican with other examples of antiquities used for teaching at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Variety of decorative elements used in architecture at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Hindu Deity Camadeva with his mistress on a crocodile plaster sculpture by Thomas Banks at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Statue of Ephesian Artemis with replaced elements in black marble at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Pluto colossal bronze head from Italy at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Collection of antique architectural elements at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Hindu Deity Camadeva with his mistress on a crocodile plaster sculpture (c1794) by Thomas Banks at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Statue of Ephesian Artemis (or 'Ephesian Diana') with replaced elements in black marble at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Pluto colossal bronze head (17th C?) from Italy at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Collection of antique architectural elements at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Antique collection of grotesque faces at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Collection of antique relief scenes at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Cast iron Eagle Range in kitchen at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Vauxhall Gardens ceramic platter from Staffordshire at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Antique collection of grotesque faces at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Collection of antique relief scenes at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Cast iron Eagle Range (1902) in kitchen at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Vauxhall Gardens ceramic platter (c1800-23) from Staffordshire at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Sir John Soane portrait by William Owen at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.John Soane Junior & George Soane portrait by William Owen at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Opening of London Bridge, 1831 painting by George Jones at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Admiral van Tromp's Barge at the entrance to the Texel, 1645 painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Sir John Soane portrait (1804) by William Owen at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.John Soane Junior & George Soane portrait (1805) by William Owen at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Opening of London Bridge, 1831 painting (1832) by George Jones at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.Admiral van Tromp's Barge at the entrance to the Texel, 1645 painting (1831) by Joseph Mallord William Turner at Sir John Soane's Museum. London, United Kingdom.
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