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Relief with oak leaves, cast after the eagle in the porch of the Church of SS. Apostoli, Rome
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Relief with oak leaves, cast after the eagle in the porch of the Church of SS. Apostoli, Rome
Plaster cast
Museum number: M712
On display: Dome Area
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house.
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Curatorial note
Celebrated eagle in the porch at SS. Apostoli in Rome was quoted directly by Soane, who placed the motif on top of the gateway at Pitzhanger Manor. A pair of plaster versions of the eagle alone were also used to oranment the Shakespeare Recess at 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields. Sadly, these disappeared in post-Soane alterations to the Recess in the late 19th century: they have now been reinstated with facsimiles made by Taylor Pearce Restoration based on M712 (2012-13).
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