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Soane's three sketch/notebooks made principally in Italy, 1778-80
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Soane's three sketch/notebooks made principally in Italy, 1778-80
Notes
Of the sketchbooks and notebooks kept by Soane during his time abroad, only three have survived. This is because, when heading for Basel on his return home, the bottom of Soane's trunk became loose and the contents were strewn on the road. Packed with an accumulation of books, clothes, 'Bijoux pour les femmes', drawings, 'livres pour ecrire', Royal Academy medals and boxes of drawing instruments, the trunk had travelled separately on a cart or wagon. (Quoted from SM Priv.Corr.XIV.B.1.6; published in A.T.Bolton (editor), The Portrait of Sir John Soane, R.A. (1753-1837) set forth in letters from his friends (1775-1837), 1927, pp.31-2)
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Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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