#Sir John Soane’s Museum

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Napoleon wall!

A wall dedicated to “Napoleonica” at Sir John Soane’s Museum in London. Despite the war between England and France during the Napoleonic years, Napoleon had many admirers in England. One of them was Sir John Soane. His museum has over 50 publications related to Napoleon, which he collected.

Notably, the painting on the left side of the wall is the earliest seen portrait of Napoleon in England which accurately captured his likeness. The portrait is from 1797. The museum also houses a piece of Napoleon’s hair, and used to hold his pistol, but someone stole it in 1969. The empty case in the middle is where the pistol used to be.

Soane admired the Parisian architecture of Napoleon’s reign. He preferred it to the “laissez faire” attitude to public building in London. He visited Paris in 1814 and this is the map of the city he bought while he was there.

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A bit of antique gloom at Sir John Soane’s Museum yesterday. And a Crapper.

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Paper Shadows 🏺🖼️

Frame study from Contrasts: The Buildings of England (1968).

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Sir John Soane’s Museum, the Picture Room.

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Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 2024. © Moon and Serpent

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View of the Breakfast Parlour at 12 Lincoln's Inn Fields

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Sir John Soane's Museum

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Sir John Soane Museum

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sir john soane's museum, london, 2023.

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South - Wandering London

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London, 2023.

Have a pro-tip where to lose your wallet. In exchange for a left-handed Londoner in a suit. No kidding.

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Sir John Soane's Museum

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This is the Sir John Soane Museum in London. He was a noted architect and collector who had so much stuff he specially stated he wanted his house to turn into a museum (and to disinherit his wastrel son)

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The Italian Count by Henry Fuseli R.A. at Sir John Soane's Museum in London