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Soane office, view of the interior of the Council Chamber of the New Masonic Hall adjoining Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street, London: an evening view, made after the completion of the building in 1828
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Joseph Michael Gandy (1771 - 1843)
Soane office, view of the interior of the Council Chamber of the New Masonic Hall adjoining Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street, London: an evening view, made after the completion of the building in 1828
Watercolour on paper
Museum number: P268
Curatorial note
Exhib: RA 1832, no. 998.
This lamp-lit evening view shows Soane's hall lit by four large hanging argand lamps. On the altar-like table in the centre is the 'Ark' that Soane designed for the Freemasons.
This lamp-lit evening view shows Soane's hall lit by four large hanging argand lamps. On the altar-like table in the centre is the 'Ark' that Soane designed for the Freemasons.
Exhibition history
John Soane Architect: Master of Space and Light, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 11 September - 3 December 1999; Centro Palladio, Vicenza, April - August 2000; Hôtel de Rohan, Paris, January - April 2001; Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, 16 May - 3 September 2001; Real Academia des Bellas Artes, Madrid, October - December 2001
Associated objects
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