Soane : Connoisseur & Collector : A Selection of Drawings from Sir John Soane's Collection

Sir John Trustees of Sir John Soane s Museum Soane

Sir John Soane"s Museum

The Soanes at Home

Palmer, Susan

Biographies & Memoirs

Marble Mania: Sculpture Galleries in England 1640-1840

Arts & Photography

Ruth Guilding

History & Criticism

William West & the Regency Toy Theatre

David Powell

<p>From the Sir John Soane Gallery in London. A reference on the British sculptor Thomas Banks, this book covers his entire oeuvre, and is illustrated with photographs of his remarkably accomplished sculpture. It presents Banks in the round, and discusses the figure of the artist himself and his reputation in a period of significant transition, from the old regime.</p>

Thomas Banks (1735-1805)

Julius Bryant

Wright to Gehry: Drawings from the Collection of Barbara Pine

Neil Bingham

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Pistrucci's Capriccio

C. Milano

Benedetto Pistrucci

Arts & Literature

'A Rake's Progress' (1734-5) and 'An Election' (1755) are the most famous of William Hogarth's series of 39 modern moral subjects. The two series were purchased in the early nineteenth century by the architect Sir John Soane' who regarded them as amongst his greatest treasures. In this book Christina Scull sets the paintings in the context of Hogarth's life and times and of his other moral series 'A Harlot's Progress' and 'Marriage A-la-mode' and gives a detailed account of their narrative and contents. The eight paintings of 'A Rake's Progress' and the four paintings of 'An Election' are all illustrated in colour together with many of the engravings - authorised as well as pirate editions - based on them. Since this volume was first published in 1991, the celebrity status of the Soane Hogarths has continued to grow. In 1997 'A Rake's Progress' featured in a special exhibition at Sir John Soane's Museum together with the precursors and successors of Hogarth's great social satire. The crowds flocked to the Gallery and the catalogue sold out within weeks. In 2001 'General Election year in Britain' 'An Election' was given its own show which proved a soothing tonic for a nation weary of politicians and their antics.

The Soane Hogarths

Christina Scull

<p>The Soane Museum is delighted to announce a major new exhibition celebrating the architectural writings, recordings and films of the poet Sir John Betjeman (1906 - 1984). The exhibition, which marks the centenary of Betjeman's birth, will bring together rare archive material, photographic and film footage as well as original art work from Betjeman's friends and contemporaries such as John Piper, in a celebration of his life-long passion for architecture.A major new catalogue, featuring contributions by Dan Cruickshank, Alan Powers, Ruth Guilding, Mark Girouard, Anthony Symondson, Gavin Stamp, Edward Mirzoeff and Ptolemy Dean, will be published to accompany the exhibition.</p>

John Betjeman: A Passion for Architecture

Jonathan Glancey

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Alan Powers

Ptolemy Dean

Dan Cruikshank

Gavin Stamp

John Soane and J.M.W. Turner: Illuminating a Friendship [Paperback]

Helen Dory

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