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Cast of an eagle and dog (after an antique group in the Vatican Museum)

Plaster cast

Museum number: SC49

On display: Staircase - first to second floor (pre-booked tours only)
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house. For tours https://www.soane.org/your-visit

Curatorial note

Although this sculpture is identified as an eagle with a dog, some have commented that the animal might be a monkey. It seems to be a domesticated pet as it is wearing a collar.

Provenance help-art-provenance

Acquired by Soane from the architect Lewis Wyatt, 1834.


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