Sir John Soane's Museum (London, England) : Detail of the façade of No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, depicting Greek decorative work

Creator:

Soane, John, 1753-1837

Published/Created:

13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England, United Kingdom
1792-1824

Date Depicted:

ca. 1990's
1700 AD - 1799 AD
1800 AD - 1849 AD

Materials:

brick

Notes:

In 1792 he had purchased No. 12, and in 1808-1809, on the site of the former stables at the back of No. 13, the adjoining house, he built a domed gallery to house plaster casts. In 1812 he built a new house for himself at No. 13, retaining the Dome behind No. 12, and in 1823-1824 built a Picture Room and Monk's Parlour on the site of the stables of No. 14. The result was a Picturesque warren of interlocking rooms on different levels, with dramatic contrasts of light and shade so disposed as to create what Soane called the 'poetry of architecture'. It expressed the qualities of 'variety and intricacy', advocated by Reynolds in his 13th Discourse (1786) and by Uvedale Price in his Essay on the Picturesque (1794), which lay at the heart of Picturesque theory. Soane's preoccupation with light was also shared by his friend Turner, whose late style of painting might be seen as a parallel to the architectural style of Soane.

Variant Titles:

Soane House

Topics:

Architecture -- Britain -- 18th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Britain -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Neoclassical
Picturesque, the

Culture:

British

Accession Number:

1A1-SSJ-SH-C7

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
exhibition buildings: museums (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; decorative arts; Art museums; Artists' studios construction building divisions; rooms and spaces; studios (work spaces); buildings; dwellings; houses; buildings; exhibition buildings; museums; art museums

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Two

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
ca. 1990's

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10166521

PID:

digcoll:1792191