John Soane
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Sir John Soane was an English architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical style. The son of a bricklayer, he rose to the top of his profession, becoming professor of architecture at the Royal Acade
Portrait of John Soane by Thomas Lawrence, 1829
Statue of Sir John Soane at the Bank of England, London
Ceiling in the Bourgeois Mausoleum, Dulwich House (Dulwich Picture Gallery)
Bank of England Entrance facade, 1818–1827
Dulwich Picture Gallery
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Dulwich Picture Gallery is an art gallery in Dulwich, south London, and the oldest public art gallery in England. Opened in 1817 to a design by Regency architect Sir John Soane, it became a landmark i
John Soane
…was the Bank of England (his work there is largely destroyed), a building which had a widespread effect on commercial architecture. He also designed Dulwich Picture Gallery, which, with its top-lit galleries, was a major influence on the planning of subsequent art galleries and museums. His main legacy is Sir John Soane's…
Dulwich Picture Gallery, main entrance
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Portrait of Francis Bourgeois by William Beechey, 1810
Francis Bourgeois and Noël Desenfans