THE ENTRANCE FRONT.

In the front of the house is a small court, enclosed with iron railing.

The Gothic Corbels attached to the piers of the front, between the windows of the ground and of the first floor, are fragments from ancient buildings, erected, probably, about the close of the twelfth century.

The Canephorae, in terra-cotta, on each side of the gal- lery on the second floor, are copied from the Caryatides in the front of the Temple of Pandrosus, at Athens.^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website

A flight of stone steps leads from the front court into the ENTRANCE HALL AND RECESS.

The ceiling of the HALL is connected with the walls by a small cove, and is enriched with roses in plaster, after the antique. 10 ENTRANCE HALL AND RECESS The walls are coloured to imitate porphyry, and decorated with casts in plaster after the antique, medallion reliefs, and other sculptures. On the west side are three Reliefs: —

• Nymphs decorating a Terminus. (4.)
• A Sacrifice to Bacchus. (5.)
• Nymphs binding Cupid. (6.)

• A marble bust of the late Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A., by R. W. Sievier, Esq. (7.)
• Torso of a female figure (supposed to be ‘Leda,’ or ‘Psyche,) cast from the antique now at Naples. ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website (8.)

On the east side are likewise three Reliefs : —

• Cupid asleep, awakened by Nymphs. (13.)
• A Vintage. (14.)
• Cupid bound. (15.)

The ceiling of the RECESS is formed by a portion of a dome charged on four points, with a large flower in the centre, similar to the original in the soffite of the portico of the temple of Mars the Avenger.

On the walls are two medallion Reliefs : —

• A Sacrifice to Venus. (18.)
• Æneas carrying his father, Anchises, out of Troy. (24.)

The door, in which are some fine specimens of ancient painted glass, leads into the STAIRCASE, and from thence you enter THE DINING ROOM AND LIBRARY, which may be considered as one room, 40 feet long and 21 feet broad, being separated only by two projecting piers formed into book-cases, from which springs a canopy com- posed of three segmental arches.

The Ceiling of the Library and Dining Room is formed in compartments, and is enriched with Pictures by Henry Howard, R.A.

In the central compartment (south), surrounded by Paintings of architectural decorations, is represented- Phœbus in his Car, preceded by Aurora and the Morning Star, led on by the Hours —

The Zephyrs are sporting in his train.

The central compartment (north) represents Pandora, whom the assembled Gods " endowed with all their gifts." Formed by Vulcan, who is contem- plating his work, she is dressed by the Graces, and presented by Minerva with a veil and cestus. Near her stands Pitho (the Goddess of Per- suasion) : on the left are Phoebus, Diana, Mars, Venus, and Cupid ; on the right, Juno, Cybele, and Bacchus. In the midst, Jupiter, attended by Victory and Nemesis, holds the fatal Vase, fraught with so much mischief to mankind. Iris is ho- vering in the sky, admiring, and Mercury, putting on his talaria, prepares to conduct the beautiful snare " to th' unwiser son of Japhet."

In the oblong compartment nearest the door are repre- sented the Horæ, or Seasons (anciently supposed to be only three), diffusing their various productions, and in the corresponding opposite compartment, Night is advancing, with the Pleiades in her train.

The Picture in the semi-circular compartment nearest the door, represents Epimetheus receiving Pandora, ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website that nearest the chimney, The Opening of the Vase, whence, according to the poet, issued all the ills of human life.

The Walls are painted of a deep vermilion colour, the Mouldings, the Soffites of the Arches, and the Ornaments are imitation of bronze ; the general effect is heightened by the introduction of numerous mirrors.

On the east side, over the chimney piece, is a Portrait of Sir John Soane, painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A., 12 DINING ROOM AND LIBRARY. in 1829, almost the last picture painted by that distinguished artist. Beneath, on the chimney piece, is a highly finished Model in plaster of the Board of Trade and Privy Council Offices &c., at Whitehall, being a Design for com- pleting the buildings north and south of Downing Street, made by Sir John Soane in the year 1826.

Upon the pedestal part of the bookcase in the east pier, between these rooms, is a beautiful Greek painted Vase, of extraordinary design and in fine preservation, which was formerly in the collection of Sir Henry Englefield,^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website, and near it, to the left, a Bronze Jug, found amongst some ancient ruins in Rome. On the other side of the vase is a hopine, bearing the date of 1593, discovered in digging for the foundations of a house in Bath Street, Bath.^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website

On the east side of the Library, over the chimney-piece, upon the cornice of the bookcases springs a large flat Arch, forming a Recess ; and, to connect the symmetry, there are two semi-circular Arches. Upon the shelf forming the cover of the bookcases, as likewise on the opposite side of the room, are a variety of Greek and Etruscan Vases, of different forms and decorations, likewise two Specimens of Wedgewood’s Imitation of Etruscan Pottery (49---60) ; The Walls behind these Vases are covered with looking glass.

On the chimney-piece are some Antique Bronzes, and a highly-finished Model of the Corinthian order, after that of the three Columns in the Campo Vaccino at Rome, usually called the remains of the Temple of Jupiter Stator.

Upon a pedestal table at the south end of the room is a Greek painted fictile Vase, two feet eight inches high, formerly in the Collection of Lord Cawdor.^** This is a link to webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website

Between the piers at this end of the room, are two deep Recesses, filled with bookcases, surmounted by Busts of Homer (64), Shakspeare (62), Ben Johnson (63) ,Camden (61 ), Inigo J ones ( 1 ), and Napolean Bonaparte (65), ter- minated with two windows, the internal surface of the 13 DINING ROOM AND LIBRARY. shutters to which are faced with looking glass ; the book- cases forming portions of the south end of the room, are connected together by semi- circular arches.

The west side of the room corresponds in its architectural decorations with the east side.

On the pedestal part of the bookcase in the pier, is a Model of a Monument erected over a Family Tomb in the burial ground of St. Giles’ in the Fields, at St. Pancras, in the year 1815, to the memory of Elizabeth, the wife of Sir John Soane.^** This is a link to webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum webisite The tomb now contains likewise the remains of Sir John Soane, and those of his eldest son, Mr. John Soane: on each side of this model are small Busts, and a Vase in Bronze of peculiar design.

To the right of the entrance door, over a side table, on which is a Marble Slab inlaid with a variety of specimens of rare marbles and precious stones, and on which are two antique Bronze figures is a picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A., called "The Snake in the Grass, or Love unloos- ing the Zone of Beauty," formerly the property of the Mar- chioness of Thomond, to whom it was bequeathed by Sir Joshua, and at the sale of whose effects in the year 1821 it was purchased by Sir John Soane for 510 guineas. ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website

The window at the north end of this room is enriched with several subjects of sacred history in ancient Painted Glass, the splayed jambs of the window being filled in with looking glass, to add to the effect.

Under this window is a low pedestal bookcase, on which are two large China Jars, some Greek painted Vases, and Pateras, likewise an Astronomical Clock, by Raingo, of Paris, formerly the property of His Royal Highness the late Duke of York. ^** This is a link to webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website

In the recesses over the bookcases are several Busts from the antique: One, from the original marble in the British Museum, supposed to be Dione. (82.) Flora. (89.) Sappho. ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website (93.) Faustina. (94.) Plautilla. (106.) Geta. (107). 14 THE LITTLE STUDY, The eight Chairs of singular design, and richly inlaid with mother-of-pearl, bear the arms of Sir Gregory Page of Greenwich, created a baronet in 1714, with those of his wife. The small Pedestal Library Table of walnut-tree at the north end formerly belonged to Sir Rober Walpole.

The door at the north east angle of this room leads intoTHE LITTLE STUDY, which contains a considerable Collection of Marble Fragments of Greek and Roman Sculpture, of antique Bronzes, and some curious natural productions.

Over the door leading from the Library is a cast in plaster (20) of The Apotheosis of Homer, from the ori- ginal marble, the work of Archelaus of Priene, formerly in the Colonna Palace at Rome, but now in the British Mu- seum.

Over the chimney-piece, which is decorated with three pieces of ancient Sculpture (142, 143, 144), is a large Fragment of an antique Altar (111), several Frag- ments of Marble Cornices, Bases of Columns, of Cand- elabra, &c ; and in the recesses on each side of the chimney are four ancient Marble Cinerary Urns (139, 140, 146, 147).

On the west side are likewise many Fragments of ancient Greek and Roman Sculpture, Paws of Animals of extraor- dinary execution, and some small Models of Bas-reliefs in Wax; likewise a large Fungus taken from the rocks, in the Island of Sumatra ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website(40.) A beautiful Section of a Cornu- ammonis (33). A large Elephant’s Tooth and some other natural productions.

DRESSING ROOM AND RECESS.

This room is lighted by two windows ; that on the west side, affords a View of the MONUMENT COURT ; that on 15 DRESSING ROOM AND RECESS. the east, of the MONK’S YARD, &c, in which is a Collec- tion of Gothic Fragments, arranged in a picturesque form, so as to resemble the remains of a ruined cloister : these fragments are portions of the ancient Palace at Westmin- ster, known of late as " the Old House of Lords,' and " Prince's Chamber," which being in a very dilapidated and ruinous condition, were taken down in the year 1823, the site thereof being now occupied by the New Royal Gallery, erected in the year 1823-4, from the designs, and under the superintendence of Sir John Soane; likewise some Models of capitals of columns, and other portions of buildings erected from his designs.

In the centre of the ceiling of this room is a highly finished Model of the Domical Light in the New Masonic Hall, erected in the year 1829, adjoining Freemason's Hall in Great Queen Street, from the designs of Sir J. Soane.

Over the door, south, are some Greek Fictile Vases, antique Patera, &c., and suspended from the sides, and on the shelves over the bookcases, are several interesting ancient Bronzes, viz : —

• A metal Aspersoir;
• the Tri-form Diana.
• An ancient Bronze Lamp, with an early Christian Monogram ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website ;
• a pair of richly embossed Metal Stirrups, found on the banks of the Boyne,^** This is a link to a webpage with information about one item in this pair, on theSoane's Museum website &c.

In this room there are likewise

• two Drawings of Band- itti by Mortimer. (20—23.)
• Two Engravings by Hogarth- —
  • The Laughing Audience. (21.) ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website
  • The Chorus, or the Rehearsal of the Oratorio of Judith. (24.)
• A Drawing by Canaletti. (18.)
• Also, a Collection of Casts in sulphur, from Gems, the works of Nathaniel Marchant, R.A. (10—13.)

The RECESS is lighted by a Bell Light, under which is a small antique Marble Capital, a small antique Head in marble, and some Fragments of Foliage of ancient Sculpture.

From this RECESS, you pass through a portion of the MUSEUM into the CORRIDOR adjoining the Picture Room, which is lighted from above, so as to exhibit the numerous Architectural Ornaments, Marble Fragments, and plaster casts of Cornices, Bas- reliefs, &c. attached to the Walls, in the most effective manner, amongst which the following will pro- bably be generally considered as deserving particular observation:

• Model in terra-cotta of a bas-relief, in the Arch of Constantine at Rome — Morning, or the East. (16.) The original is about eight feet diameter.

• Casts in plaster of portions of an ancient Biga. (17— 33.)
• Cast in plaster — One half of the Capital of one of the external Columns of the Portico of the Temple of Erechtheus at Athens. (18.)
• Ditto of one of the Antæ of the same Temple.(19)
• Ditto of the Patera from the frieze of the Temple of Jupiter Tonans at Rome. (20.)
• Fragments of marble antique Pilaster Capitals. (22, 23.)
• Fragment of part of a Marble Seat of Greek Sculp- ture. (24.)
• Model in terra-cotta of a bas-relief, from the antique in the Arch of Constantine at Rome — Evening, or the West (32), companion to. (16).
• Marble Fragment of ancient Sculpture, probably part of a Fountain. (35.)
• Cast in plaster of part of an antique bas-relief, repre- senting the Temple of Apollo at Delphos, with a Sacrifice. (37.)
• Model of a Sleeping Girl, by Thomas Banks, R.A., being the original study (1793) of the monument to Miss 17 STUDENTS’ ROOM.-PICTURE ROOM. Boothby, the daughter of Sir Brooke Boothby, in the church at Ashbourne, in Derbyshire. (44).
• Cast in plaster of part of the cornice of the three Columns in the Campo Vaccino at Rome, gene- rally called the Temple of Jupiter Stator. (45.).
• Ditto of part of the Capital. (47.)
• Casts in plaster from the Bosses of the large Window in the south front of Westminster Hall. (68- 94.)
• The grotesque heads and foliage, & c., are casts from ornaments in the interior of Westminster Hall. (25, 26, 27,28, 48,49, 52, 60, 79, 80, 81, 82.)
• Cast in plaster of one quarter of one of the Capitols, from the Sibyl’s Temple at Tivoli. (75.)
• Cast from part of the frieze of the same Temple. (88).
• A fragment of an Egyptian Capital. (76.)

STUDENTS’ ROOM.

The STAIRCASE at the north end of the Corridor leads into the STUDENTS’ ROOM, the ceiling and walls of which are covered with Plaster Casts from Antique Ornaments, fragments of Ancient Sculpture, &c.

There is likewise a large Collection of Models in Wood of various Modern Buildings, chiefly erected from the designs and under the superintendence of Sir John Soane. The drawers contain a Collection of Architectural Drawings of various descriptions.

Returning to the Corridor, you enter THE PICTURE ROOM, lighted from the top, the Ceiling of which is most elabo- rately enriched with Plaster Ornaments, in compartments, forming Arched Canopies.

On the north and west sides of this room are Cabinets, and on the south are Movable Planes, with sufficient 18 PICTURE ROOM. space between for Pictures. By this arrangement, the small space of 13 feet 8 inches in length, 12 feet 4 inches in breadth, and 19 feet 6 inches high, which are the actual dimensions of this Room, is rendered capable of containing as many Pictures in a Gallery of the same height, 45 feet long and 20 feet broad.

The pedestal Cases in this Room contain Books relating chiefly to the Fine Arts. The following are some of the most interesting Pictures, Drawings, &c. in this room : — In the Cabinet, north side, are Four Prints, by Piranesi, viz. —

• Remainsof the Triumphal Arch of Septimus Severus at Rome. (31.)
• View of the Pantheon at Rome. (32.)
• View of the remains of the Monument of Cecilia Metella at Rome. (33.)
• View of the Triumphal Arch of Constantine at Rome. (34.)
• Study of a Head from one of the Cartoons, by Raffaele d'Urbino. (35.)

Pope Leo the Tenth ordered Raffaele d'Urbino to paint twelve cartoons, in order to have twelve pieces of tapestry worked after them, which were accordingly finished in Flan- ders. Seven of the Cartoons were brought to England, and the other five remained in the family of the weaver for seve- ral generations. The few Heads that could be saved out of them were brought to England about the year 1720, and sold to Mr. Jonathan Richardson, sen.

• Copy of two Heads from one of the Cartoons of Raffaele d'Urbino, made by John Flaxman, Sculptor. (36.)
• Painting, by the late John Jackson, R.A. — Portrait of a Lady. (37.)
• Painting, by Sir A. W. Callcott, R.A.— The Passage Point, an Italian composition. (38.)^** This is a link to a webpage with information aobout this item on the Soane's Museum website
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  A series of Eight Paintings, by W. Hogarth — The Rake's Progress. (40 to 47.)

  These eight pictures, painted about the year 1734, were formerly in the collection of the late Alderman Beckford ; they were purchased by Sir John Soane, in the year 1802, for 570 guineas.

• Painting, by Henry Howard, R.A. — Comus listening to the Incantations of Circe. (48.)

  " I have oft heard

  My Mother Circe, with the Sirens three,

  Amidst the flowry-kirtled Naiades,

  Culling their potent herbs and baleful drugs ;

  Who, as they sung, would take the prison'd soul,

  And lap it in Elysium : Scylla wept,

  And chid her barking waves into attention,

  And fell Charybdis murmur'd soft applause." ^** This is an extract from a work by John Milton (1608-1674) called Comus[A Masque] ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this idea on theSoane's Museum website
• Drawing, by the late Joseph Gandy A.R.A. - An idea for the Restoration of the ancient Temples at Eleusis. (49.)

• Painting, by Francis Danby, A.R.A. - Moonlight Scene from the Merchant of Venice – Lorenzo and Jessica. (50.)

  " How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank !

  Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music

  Creep in our ears." ^** This is an extract from a work by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), called The Merchant of Venice

On the doors of the Cabinet on the north side, and the corresponding Planes on the south side are —

• Two Drawings in body colours, by W. Hodges, R.A. — Views in India. (52, 55.)

• Four Paintings, by W. Hogarth — " The Election," viz. —

  • The Entertainment. (53.)
  • The Canvassing for Votes. (56.)
  • The Polling. (73.)
  • The Chairing of the Members. (78.)

  These pictures were painted between the years 1753 and 1758, and purchased of Hogarth by David Garrick, under rather peculiar circumstances, for 200/. They were pur- chased by Sir John Soane, at the sale of Mrs. Garrick's effects in 1823, for 1650 guineas.

• 20 PICTURE ROOM.

  At the east end of the room are three Paintings, by Canaletti, viz. : —

  • A View in Venice, with the Rialto. (61.)
  • A View of the Piazza San Marco in Venice (63.)
  • A View on the Great Canal at Venice. (66.)

    This picture, which is considered by many as the chef- d'oeuvre of Canaletti, was formerly in the collection at Fonthill.

There are likewise in this Room fifteen original Draw- ings in Indian ink, by Piranesi — Views of the Temples at Pæstum. (51, 54, 69, 70, 71,72,74, 75, 76,77, 125, 133, 139, 140, 146.) Eleven Drawings in body colours of Architectural Ruins, by Clerisseau. (64, 65, 67, 68, 102, 103, 104, 128, 138, 209, 210.)

On the Movable Planes on the south side, and in the RECESS behind, are a variety of Architectural Drawings, from the Designs of Sir John Soane, and of Buildings erected under his superintendence; and on the sides of the RECESS there are likewise —

• A Painting, by the late Sir F. Bourgeois, R.A. — A Scene in Coriolanus, with a Portrait of the late John Kemble as Coriolanus. (99.) ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website
• A Painting, by Watteau— "Les Noces." (111.)
• A Drawing, by J.M.W. Turner, R.A.- View in the Vale of Chamouni. (108.)

In the RECESS is a Statue of a Nymph, by Sir R. West- macott, R.A., from the original marble in the possession of the Earl of Carlisle ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website; behind it, a Model of the Board of Trade and Council Offices at Whitehall, erected under the superintendence of Sir J. Soane in the years 1824-7 ; and in front, is a Model of the south front of the Bank of England, as rebuilt from his Designs in the years 1823-5.

On the west side of the room are —

• A Portrait of Sir F. Bourgeois, R.A. (144.)
• A Painting, by Mrs. (since, the Baroness) Cosway —
• A Persian Lady worshipping the rising Sun. (145.)
• A landscape by Zuccherelli. (141.)
• A Painting, by W. Hamilton, R.A.— The Landing of King Richard II at Ravensburg. (147.)
• 21 MONK’S PARLOIR. ORATORY, &C. A Painting, by H. Fuseli, R.A.— The Italian Count. (143.)
• A Painting, by E. Bird, R.A.— The Cheat detected. (149.)
• A Portrait of Sir John Soane, in Masonic Costume, by the late John Jackson, R.A. (142.) And
• Portrait of Mrs. Soane, by the same artist, (148) left unfinished, in consequence of his decease, in 1831, when he was engaged on this picture.

In the Cabinet on the left of the door is a Sketch in oil. By Sir James Thornhill, (126) of his original design for the Ceiling of the Great Hall at Greenwich Hospital, some Architectural Drawings by Zucchi and others; and in the Cabinet on the right side are several Architectural Drawings by Piranesi and Bibiena.

Leaving the Picture Room and repassing the Corridor, the small STAIRCASE to the right hand leads to the lower part of the Museum and the apartment designated THE MONK'S PARLOIR, ORATORY, &c. The ceiling and walls of this room are covered with numerous Fragments and Casts in plaster of different parts of Ecclesiastical and other Structures of the Middle Ages, a variety of carvings in Wood and Ivory, Metal Grave Plates, &c.

The large window, doors, &c., are filled in with specimens of ancient Painted Glass, the greater number being scrip- tural subjects.

From the window of this room a view is obtained of the Gothic Fragments, noticed at p. 15, which are arranged to resemble the remains of a ruined Cloister.

The Glazed Cases on the east side contain a collection of Vases brought from the interior of Peru, found in the tombs of the aboriginal Indians, and some other Anti- quities. The Cabinet on the south side, and the Drawers on the west side, are filled with Architectural Drawings.

22 CORRIDOR, ANTE-ROOM, CATACOMBS, &c. In the small recess at the north-east angle, designated the ORATORY, is a fine specimen of ancient Flemish Carving in Wood, representing the Crucifixion. ^** This is a link to information about this item on the Soane's Museum website

CORRIDOR, ANTE-ROOM ; CATACOMBS, &c.

From the MONK’S PARLOIR you pass into the CORRIDOR, in which are a variety of Busts, Statues, and Architectural Fragments, amongst which may be noticed —

• A Bust of General Paoli. (127.)
• A Bust of Napolean Bonaparte. (589.)
• A Mask of Mary, Queen of Scots. (122.)
• Two antique marble Capitals from the Villa Adriana. (137, 138.)
• A medallion Relief in plaster, from one in the Loth- bury Court of the Bank of England, executed by Thos. Banks, R.A. in the year 1801, after the antique in the Arch of Constantine at Rome. (139.)
• A Bas-relief, by John Flaxman, R.A., representing Piety, part of a monument to Mrs. Samuel K night, in Milton Church, near Cambridge. (217.)

In the ANTE-ROOM is a fine Cast of the Venus de Medicis- On the table, inlaid with a variety of specimens of marbles, are —

• A Bust of the late J. P. Kemble, modelled by J. Gibson. (303.)
• Two antique marble Busts. (302, 304.)
• Two ditto in plaster — The Sons of Laocoön. (305, 307.)
• 23 CORRIDOR, ANTE-ROOM, CATACOMBS, &c. A Bust in plaster, — the Baron Cuvier, by P. Merhews, 1827, presented by Madame Cuvier to the late Sir Thomas Lawrence. (306.)

Against the east wall is a Bas-relief, representing the Graces gazing on a sleeping Cupid (265) ; a marble Funeral Vase ; and various Architectural Ornaments in plaster.

The sash-door on the east side of this room leads into the MONUMENT COURT, the walls of which are enriched with various fragments of ancient buildings and pieces of sculpture. In the centre is an " Architectural Pasticcio," about thirty feet high, composed of a marble pedestal, a marble capital of Hindu architecture, a capital in stone of the same dimensions and design as those in the temple at Tivoli, and another capital of Norman design. These are surmounted by architectural groups of varied forms, com- posed of fragments from different works, chiefly in cast iron, placed on each other; the whole terminated with a pine- apple.

On the south side of the ANTE-ROOM are —

• A Bas-relief, by T. Banks, R.A.— The Angel opening the door of St. Peter's prison. (278.)
• A bas-relief from the antique, of Endymion. (279.)
• A medallion Portrait of Handel. (280.)

On the west side are a variety of Casts in plaster of Architectural Ornaments ; and on the north side, a Cast, from the antique, of Perseus and Andromeda." (323.) ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum websiteIn the CATACOMBS, at the north-west angle, are a col- lection of ancient marble Cinerary Urns and Vases, &c.

• Two antique marble Windows, turning on pivots, and sculptured on each side. (413, 415.)
• A Model in clay of Hercules holding Cerberus, by Henry Webber. (405.)
• Antique Bas-relief in terra-cotta, found in the ruins of Hadrian's villa near Rome. (428.)

THE SEPULCHRAL CHAMBER is the next object of attention, in the centre of which, raised a few inches above the level of the pavement, is the splendid ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus discovered by Belzoni, 19th of October, 1816, in a tomb in the valley of Beban el Malook, near Gournou.

Beneath the Sarcophagus are 18 fragments of the cover. It is thus described by Belzoni : — " What we found in the centre of the saloon merits the most particular attention, not having its equal in the world, and being such as we had no idea could exist. It is a Sar- cophagus of the finest Oriental alabaster, and is transparent when a light is placed in the inside of it. It is minutely sculptured, within and without, with several hundred figures, which do not exceed two inches in height, and represent, as I suppose, the whole of the funeral procession and cere- monies relating to the deceased, united with several emblems, &c. I cannot give an adequate idea of this beautiful and invaluable piece of antiquity, and can only say, that nothing has been brought into Europe from Egypt that can be compared with it. The cover was not there ; it had been taken out and broken into several pieces, which we found in digging before the first entrance." Narrative of the Opera- tions and recent Discoveries in Egypt and Nubia, p. 236.

The Sarcophagus is formed out of an astonishingly large mass of the variety of calcareous Stone to which the name of Arragonite has been given.

The external dimensions are as follow : — Length at the top, 9 feet 4 inches ; breadth, in the widest part, 3 feet 8 inches ; depth at the head, 2 feet 8 inches; depth at the foot, 2 feet 3 inches. The sides are about 2 1/2 inches thick at the top, increas- ing a little in thickness towards the bottom, which is about 3 1/2 inches thick.

It was purchased by Sir John Soane of Mr. Salt, in the year 1824, for the sum of £2,000l. The age in which this splendid Monument of remote antiquity was produced, and even the use to which it was originally applied, appears still to be involved in some uncertainty. 25 CRYPT. When it was first discovered by Belzoni, it was considered by Dr. Young to be the Tomb of PSAMMIS. The Hieroglyphics in the Cartouche, which are supposed to express the name of the Sovereign in whose reign it was formed, and whose body it originally contained, were read by M. Champollion as MANDOURI or OUSIREI : -by Rossellini as MENEPHTAH, who reigned in Egypt about 1580 years B.C. Mr. Sharpe ^** History of the Ptolomies. reads, AMUNMAI AMUNAAN, or OSIREI. (1st.) Sir Gardner of Wilkinson ⁺⁺ Topography of Thebes, p. 108. reads, OSIREI, or OEI with the title AMUNMEN or PTHAHMEN, and considers that it never contained a body, but instead of a Sarcophagus, it was the Cenotaph if that Monarch, the father of Rameses the Great, whose conquests are represented on the Walls of the great Temple of Ammon at Thebes.

Behind the arch, on the north side, is a recess, the walls of which are decorated with Casts of Architectural Ornaments from the Antique, and numerous fragments of Sculpture ; and in which is the outer wooden Case of a mummy, of singular form and workmanship, formerly in the gallery of the Duke of Richmond, at Whitehall (516) ; likewise an ancient Roman altar. (515.) A Cast from the candelabrum in the Villa Borghese (500), and a Canopus Vase. (499).

In the recess on the west side is a colossal bronze Head of Jupiter (437); a Cast from a colossal Head of Egyptian sculpture, in the possession of Samuel Rogers, Esq. (443); and, beneath it, a Bust in marble of Heydigger (444), Master of the Revels to King George the Second ; like- wise a large antique Vase of terra-cotta (451), and another of Oriental Alabaster. (450.)

On the south and east sides of the Chamber are a variety of fragments of antique Sculpture, and of Archi- tectural Ornaments.

The doorway on the east side leads into the CRYPT, in which are several Models, in Cork, of Ancient Tombs and Sepulchral Chambers, discovered at Capua, and in 26 CRYPT. different parts of Sicily ; the walls of some are decorated with paintings and sculpture ; in the centre of the chamber lies the remains of the deceased, surrounded with vases and other funereal accompaniments.

[A line drawn image of an above-ground tomb with a wall cut away so the inside of the tomb is visible. A design on the wall shows two male combatants with circular shields. There is a skeleton lying on the ground. Items on the ground include a variety of vessels. ]

ANCIENT TOMB

A line drawn image of an above-ground tomb with a wall cut away so the inside of the tomb is visible. A design on the wall shows two male combatants with circular shields. There is a skeleton lying on the ground. Items on the ground include a variety of vessels.

On the north side are two large Vases: a Patina, dis- covered in the year 1827, in a Cavern situate in the Cãnadas del Chasma, at the Peak of Teneriffe, and in which were likewise found 13 Mummies of the Guanches, aborigines of the Island ; this vessel is supposed to be at least 500 years old ; likewise a small Model, by T. Banks, R.A.— "The Dying Patriot." A Marble Tablet, on which is the following Inscription: TO THE MEMORY OF A BELOVED WIFE, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE TWENTY- SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1815. Epitaph, by a Friend.

And another, beneath — TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN SOANE, JUN., WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE, IN HIS THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, ON THE TWENTY- FIRST OF OCTOBER, 1823.

On the south side is a Model, by J. Flaxman, R.A., of a Colossal Statue of Britannia, 230 feet high, submitted by him, in the year 1799, to the Committee for raising the Naval Pillar or Monument, under the patronage of his H.R.H. the Duke of Clarence. The site proposed by the artist was the summit of Greenwich Hill. ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website

Ascending the STAIRS you return to the GROUND FLOOR OF THE MUSEUM, UNDER THE STUDENTS’ ROOM.

Amongst the numerous marble fragments of Architec- tural Ornaments, Sculpture, Busts, Plaster Casts, and Models, in this part of the Museum, the following may be noticed as among the more generally interesting — (the whole of the subjects being, however, numbered, and a manuscript catalogue thereof placed on the table in the LIBRARY, any one desirous of further information relative to any part of the Collection can obtain it by reference thereto) :

• A Cast in plaster of a Colossal Head of Minerva — alto relievo. (102.)
• A Cast in plaster of a Bust of the late John Philip Kemble— John Flaxman, R.A. (1143.)

South side : —

• A Cast in plaster of a Head, (supposed Diana) found amongst the remains of an ancient temple at Bath. (1152.)^** This is a link to a weppage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website
• A Model in clay of the Monument erected to Lord Mansfield in Westminster Abbey — John Flax- man, R.A. (1163.)
• Several ancient Greek terra-cottas, and marble Frag- ments of ancient Greek Sculpture. (1161, 1162, 1164.)
• Model in clay of the statue of Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A., in St. Paul’s Cathedral, by J. Flaxman, R.A. (1181.)
• A model in cork of Stone-henge, (300.)
• Small marble Statue of Venus. (566.)
• Antique marble Statue of Esculapius. (603.)

North side : —

• Antique marble Mask, or " Bocca della Verita." (1125.)^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website
• Marble Pilaster Capital, of Greek Sculpture. (1131.)
• Cast in plaster of the Hercules Hesperides, from the bronze Statue now in the British Museum. (1144.) ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website
• Antique marble Statue of the Ephesian Diana, or Dea Multimamma, with appropriate emblems, the extremities of black marble. (613.)
• A Group — The Dying Spartacus, by J. Gott. (1140.)

GALLERY, UNDER DOME.

The front of the continued pedestal round the aperture is decorated with a variety of marble Fragments, and Casts of Architectural Ornaments from ancient buildings. On the north side is a Cast from a portion of a large antique frieze, in the Medici Gardens at Rome, and beneath it, a frieze of cinque cento- work. 29 GROUND FLOOR.—GALLERY UNDER DOME. On the south side, a Cast from one of the large fes- toons of fruit and flowers, between the pilasters under the portico of the Pantheon at Rome. On the west side, a marble Fragment of an antique Sarcophagus, representing the Rape of Proserpine. On the pedestal are arranged a variety of ancient marble Busts, and funereal and bacchanalian Vases. In the centre, on the east side, raised on an orna- mental pedestal, is a marble Bust of the FOUNDER of this Museum ; at the back of which is the following inscription : — JOHN SOANE, ESQ. R.A. Presented as a token of respect, by FRANCIS CHANTREY, Sculptor, 1830. ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum websiteEach side of the pedestal is a small Statue : — On the right, Michael Angelo Buonarotti. On the left, Raffaele d'Urbino. These two small statues are cast from the original models, by John Flaxman, R.A., in the possession of Samuel Rogers, Esq. Above, is a Cast in plaster of the Bust of the late Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A., from the Marble in the Entrance Hall, the work of B,. W. Siever, Esq. On the piers and spandrels of the arches which support the Dome, are a variety of Fragments of ancient Sculpture in marble, of Architectural Ornaments in marble, and terra-cotta, and Casts in plaster of ancient Candelabra. The four Heads on the projecting tablets on the crowns of the arches, are Casts in plaster, from Antique Statues. The walls are likewise covered with Fragments of mar- ble and Casts from ancient friezes, bas- reliefs, &c.

In the RECESS on the west side stands a Cast in plaster of the Apollo Belvidere. (875.) This cast was taken from the original statue, by Richard, Earl of Burlington, and placed by him in his celebrated villa at Chiswick. 30 LOBBY TO BREAKFAST ROOM On the wall behind, are four plaster Models of designs by John Flaxman, R.A. : —

• A Bas-relief, Adam and Eve in Paradise. (959.)
• A Group representing Charity. (961.)
• A Bas-relief, Satan flying from the angels Gabriel and Ithuriel. (965.)
• A Figure representing Faith. (967.)

Over the bookcases, are Casts in plaster of —

• Parts of a capital, from the Temple of Vesta on the Tiber. (956, 958.)
• Part of the frieze of the circular Temple at Tivoli. (963.)
• Part of the capital of the Three Columns in the Campo Vaccino. (964.)
• Part of the capital, from the Temple at Tivoli. (1027.)

From the south-west angle of the MUSEUM, you enter the LOBBY TO THE BREAKFAST ROOM.

At the east and west ends are two Casts from medal- lion reliefs, executed by Thomas Banks, R.A., in the year 1801, in the Lothbury Court of the Bank of England, after those in the Arch of Constantine at Rome, representing " Morning " (1) and " Evening." (90.) Under the Medallion at the West end is—

• A Cast from the antique Bas-relief in the British Museum — The Apotheosis of Homer. (91.) ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website
• A Cast from an unfinished work of Michael Angelo Buonarotti — The Holy Family. (92.) The original Marble is now in the Royal Academy, having been bequeathed to that Institution by the late Sir George Beaumont.
• A large Model in terra-cotta, of the Hercules Far- nese. (85.)
• Two smaller ones of the same subject.
• 31 BREAKFAST ROOM. A Cast in plaster of a very elaborately wrought Salver. (20.)
• A Bust of Palladio. (43.)
• And three Vases, after the antique.

On the south side is a piece of ancient Mosaic, found in the Emperor Hadrian's Villa, near Rome, representing a Genius in a Car, drawn by Two Stags, formerly in the Collection of Bishop North. (23.) ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website

• A large Bas-relief in bronze, representing the Escape of Clœlia and her Companions. (37.)
• Nine Casts in plaster of Architectural Ornaments, Foliage, &c., of cinque-cento work. (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 32, 33.)
• Likewise several Marble Heads of antique Sculpture,
• Fragments of Architectural Ornaments,
• Pieces of Tessellated Pavement,
• small Bas-reliefs in terra cotta, &c.

From this LOBBBY you pass into the BREAKFAST ROOM, in the centre of which rises a Spherical Ceiling, springing from four segmental arches, supported by the same num- ber of Pilasters ; the Spandrels of the Dome and the Soffites of the Arches are decorated with a number of small Mirrors.

In the centre of the Ceiling is an Octagonal Lantern- Light, enriched with eight Scriptural Subjects in Painted Glass, and at the north and south ends of the room are Skylights, which diffuse a strong light over the several Pictures and Drawings on the Walls.

At the north end of the Room is a large Drawing of the Monumental Tomb erected by Sir John Soane, in the year 1815, to the memory of Elizabeth his wife, in the burial-ground of the parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, at 32 BREAKFAST ROOM. St. Pancras ; in the Vault whereof, the remains of Mr. John Soane, the eldest son of Sir John, who died at the age of 37 years, were deposited on the 29th October, 1823; and those of Sir John Soane on the 30th January, 1837.

On the Bookcase, beneath, stands a small Figure of a Winged Victory, modelled by John Flaxman, R.A., ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website from the original at Rome, on each side of which is a Coloured Engraving by Campanella, of the decorations of the sides of an apartment in the Villa of the Emperor Antoninus Pius, in the Villa Negroni at Rome :— there are likewise in this room six other Engravings of a similar description, several Engraved Portraits of distinguished Personages, and two Prints of Landscapes by William Wollett ; also a small Picture by James Ward, R.A., a Portrait of a Dog, and another by Van Assen of the same subject.

On the jambs of the centre window, east, are a collec- tion of 100 Casts in Sulphur, from Gems, engraved by Edward Burch, R.A., a small Medallion Head of Inigo Jones, carved in Ivory, and a Drawing by R. Westall, R A., of a Scene from Macbeth.

In the Cabinets right and left, are two elaborately finished Drawings of Ancient Ceilings : that on the left, from the Emperor Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli; that on the right, from the Baths of Livia, in the Imperial Palace at Rome; an Engraved Portrait of David Garrick, published by Pine in 1779, and a Lithographic Print of George Belzoni, the discoverer of a variety of Egyptian An- tiquities.

In the centre, on the south side of the room, is a Picture by Henry Howard, R.A. — The Contention of Oberon and Titania for the Indian boy.

On each side of this Picture, is a View of the interior of one of the Principal Entrances to the New House of 33 THE STAIRCASE, &c. Lords, designed by Sir John Soane in 1794. Beneath it, is the original terra-cotta Model of the Sculpture in the Chapel at Blenheim, by Rysbrack, representing the Sur- render of the French General, Field Marshal Tallard, to the Duke of Marlborough, after the battle of Blenheim. Likewise a richly mounted Pistol, said to have been taken by Peter the Great from the Bey, Commander of the Turkish Army at Azof, 1696, and presented by Alexander I., Emperor of Russia, to the Emperor Napoleon, at the Treaty of Tilsit in 1807, who carried it with him to St. Helena, from whence it was brought by a French Officer to whom he made a present of it.

To the left is — A portrait of Napolean in his 28th year, painted at Verona by a Venetian artist named Goma, in the year 1797. On the right is— A Miniature Portrait of the Napoleon, painted at Elba, by Isabey. Under these Portraits are two Reliefs in Plaster, — A Madonna and Child, after Donatello ; and another from an ancient Bronze found at Dodona. This subject is, by some Antiquaries, supposed to be the Visit of Venus to Anchises, from Homer's Hymn; others believe it to be the Apotheosis of Paris and Helen.

Over the Chimney-piece on the west side, are some Antique Bronzes ; three small Busts, in terra cotta, of John Flaxman, senior, W. Hayley, the Poet, and Henry Howard, R.A.; and three Bas-reliefs, by John Flaxman, R.A.

The Door at the south-west angle leads to THE STAIRCASE, &c. Over the Door leading into the LIBRARY, &c. is a Bas- relief representing Autumn : and over the Door leading into the Hall, another, Trajan going to the Chase, modelled after that in the Arch of Constantine at Rome. 34 THE SHAKSPEARE RECESS. In the Niche at the foot of the Stairs, is a small Model (7), by John Flaxman, R,A., of the Archangel Michael overcoming Satan, — from which he executed a large group, in marble, for the Earl of Egremont, at Petworth.

Ascending a few steps, and passing a large Picture by Durno, painted in Rome, for the late Alderman Boydell, "a Scene from the Merry Wives of Windsor," Act iv. Scene 2,^** This is a reference to a work by William Shakespeare, called Merry Wives of Windsor you arrive at THE SHAKSPEARE RECESS, in which is a Cast of the Bust of Shakspeare, from the Monument in the Church at Stratford-upon- Avon (18); beneath it, a Drawing of one of the Bas-reliefs, by Flaxman, in the front of Covent Garden Theatre, representing the Modern Drama. On the west side are two Paintings, by Henry Howard, R.A.; the larger one, designated the " Vision of Shakspeare/' represents The Bard resting on the lap of Fancy, contemplating the "Visions of Glory," which she invokes, while Lyrical Poetry, rising from the Earth, invites him to ascend the brightest Heaven of Invention. Tragedy and Comedy are calling before him the shadowy forms of his principal Dramatic Charac- ters ; near him Titania, watched by Oberon, is sleeping in her bower, and a train of Fairies are sporting about him : on one side the stars are shooting from their spheres "to hear the Sea- maid's music," on the other side is the Tempest, the Enchanted Isle, and its Inhabitants ; above is Hecate riding on a Cloud ; and Genii, the off- spring of Fancy, are hovering near her sweetest Child.^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website

The smaller Picture is " Lear and Cordelia."

In the Window are ten specimens of Ancient Painted Glass, among which are, the Annunciation, — the Prodigal Son, — the Raising of Lazarus, —St. Peter, St. Paul, &c.

Proceeding up the STAIRS you pass the Mercury, in Bronze (20), said to be an original work of Giovanni de Bologna ; a small Model by E. H. Baily, E.A. (19), re- presenting "Adam, out- stretched on the cold ground," as described by Milton (Paradise Lost, book 10) ; and a Bust in marble of the late Sir William Chambers, R.A. (21), on the Pedestal of which is the following Inscrip- tion : — " I herewith transmit you the Bust of the late Sir W. Chambers, so much prized by the Gentlemen of this De- partment. Their very high esteem for him induced them to obtain the skilful services of Mr. Westmacott as the Sculptor, and he, sharing their veneration for the deceased, exerted himself, as the Bust abundantly testifies." — Extract from a Letter received from J. W. Hiort, Esq., of His Ma- Jesty's Office of Works, December 12, 1832. Over the Door, leading into the north Drawing Room, is a Bust by George Garrard, A.R.A., of Richard Brins- ley Sheridan (22) ; and over that, leading into the south Drawing Room, is a Cast from a Relief by H. Webber (23), The Judgment of Midas, to which composition the Gold Medal of the Royal Academy was adjudged in the year 1776.

SOUTH DRAWING ROOM.

The Ceiling of this room is formed into domical com- partments and flat surfaces, enriched with a variety of Architectural Ornaments: the Walls are painted of a deep yellow, and the mouldings coloured to imitate bronze. The doors are of solid mahogany, inlaid with ebony ; the Bookcases are likewise of mahogany.

The principal Works of Art in this room are as follow : —

• North side, over the entrance door : —
• A Drawing, by Frank Howard —
• The Trial of Queen Katharine ; Shakspeare's Henry VIII. Act ii. Scene 4. (1.) ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website
• Six Drawings in body colours, by Clerisseau — Archi- tectural Compositions. (2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.)
• 36 SOUTH DRAWING ROOM. A Drawing in crayons, by Michael Angelo Ricciolinus, from a fresco in the Vatican Palace, painted by Raffaele d'Urbino, about the year 1508. Subject — Theology, or the Dispute on the Sacrament. (3). ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website
• Two Drawings by R. Cosway, R.A. Andromache and Astyanax. (4.)
• Mars reposing in the lap of Venus. (20.)^** This is a link to a webpage with informtion about this item on theSoane's Museum website
• Four glazed Cases, containing nineteen small Paint- ings in body colours on silk, by Labelle, con- sisting of Landscapes, Shipping, and sundry Architectural Compositions.

At the east end are

• two Paintings by W. Owen, R.A.
• The Portrait of Sir John Soane, in the year 1803. (31.)
• The Portraits of Mr. John Soane and Mr. George Soane, sons of Sir John Soane, painted in the year 1804. (30.)

On the South side —

• A Drawing by Sir P. P. Rubens, of a Design for an Emblematical Frame for the Royal Portrait of King Charles I. (32.)
• A Village Scene, by Isaac Van Ostade. (33.) Three Drawings by the late Thomas Stothard, R.A. (34, 35, 36.)
• A Drawing, by Paolo Cagliari (Paolo Veronese) from a Picture by Giacomo Robusti (II Tintoretto) in the Church of St. Rocco at Venice. (37.)
• Three Drawings, by Corbould. (38, 39, 40.)
• A Drawing in body colours, by Clerisseau. (41 .)
• A Drawing in crayons, by Michael Angelo Ricciolinus, after a fresco in the Vatican, by RafFaele d'Urbino, painted about the year 1514, the subject — Attila, King of the Huns, stopped in his advance to the attack of Rome by St. Leo, aided by the miraculous interposition of St. Peter and St. Paul. (42 ) ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website

At the west end are —

• Two Drawings, by Clerisseau — Architectural Compo- sitions. (43, 54.)
• A Drawing, by J. P. Pannini, representing a View of the Interior of the Paulina Chapel in the Vatican Palace at Rome, and the exposing of the Holy Sacrament, called the Quarant-hora. (44.)
• Five engraved Portraits, viz. — James Wyatt, Architect, R.A. (47.) Samuel Thornton, Esq., one of the original Trus- tees of this Museum. (48.) George Nugent Grenville Temple, Marquis of Buckingham. (49.) Samuel Bosanquet, Esq. (50.) John Yenn, Architect, R.A. (51.)
• Likewise an engraved Portrait of Sir John Soane, by C. Turner, A. R.A. from the picture by Sir Thomas Lawrence. (45.)
• A Sketch in chalk by John Flaxman, R.A. a Portrait of Mrs. Soane. (52.)
• Two engraved Diplomas of the Royal Academy, the one dated November, 1795, constituting John Soane, Esq. an Associate of the Royal Academy (53) ; the other dated 8th April, 1802, constituting him a Royal Academician. (46.)

On the Tables in the centre, and around the Room, are Glass Cases containing a variety of antique Bronzes, Medals, and other Works of Art, viz. — Case 101 contains part of the series of Medals (73 in number) struck in France during the Consulate and the reign of the Emperor Napoleon. Case 102 contains a further portion (67 in number) of the Series of the Napoleon Medals. These Medals were selected by the Baron Denon for the Empress Josephine. This Case contains, likewise, impressions in gold, silver and bronze of the Medal struck by theD 38 SOUTH DRAWING ROOM. Architects of England in honour of Sir John Soane, and presented to him on the 24th March, 1835, and some other silver and bronze Medals; also a Device in Jewelry, representing King Charles the First defending his royal rights, and found among the royal baggage after the battle of Naseby.

The richly carved and gilded Ivory Table in the centre of the room ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website, and the four Ivory Chairs around it, of Indian workmanship, are said to have been formerly in Tippoo Saib's palace at Seringapatam. On the Tables at the east end are -

• A highly finished Model, in plaster, of an Ancient Monument at Palmyra, restored (112.)
• A Model of a Building erected at St. Cloud, in imi- tation of the ancient structure at Athens, called the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates.
• A Model of the Temples of Erechtheus, Minerva Polias and Pandosus at Athens. (119.)
• And another, of the Tower of Andronichus Cyrrhestes, or Tower of the Winds, at Athens, restored. (120.)
• Some large painted China Vases.

In the Recesses over the Bookcases are several Models of Statues by J. Flaxman, R.A., viz. —

• First Sketch of a Statue of the Marquis of Hastings. (125.)
• Ditto of Sir Joshua Reynolds. (127.)
• Ditto of J. P. Kemble, in the character of Cato. (128.)
• Ditto of the Right Hon. William Pitt. (129.)
• Ditto of the Rt. Hon. Warren Hastings. (130.)

Over the Pillars, on the south side, are several Ancient Busts, likewise

• One of John Flaxman, R.A. (134.)
• Another of Sir Christopher Wren. (136.)
• Another of Inigo Jones. (138 )

39 NORTH DRAWING ROOM On the Piers between the Pillars are three Medallions after the antique, and in the Recesses are two Casts of antique Candelabra from the Vatican Museum.

The Folding Doors form the communication with THE NORTH DRAWING ROOM.

The colour and the general style of decoration of this room corresponds with that of the SOUTH DRAWING ROOM, excepting that the centre compartment of the Ceiling is constructed in the form of a flat groin with a deep coffer and flower in the centre, and the end compartments plain.

On the north and south sides of the room are Cabinets formed to contain Drawings similar to those in the Picture Room.

In this room is a large collection of Architectural Draw- ings, chiefly of buildings designed by Sir John Soane, and several Paintings and Sketches by Modern Masters, amongst which the following are prominent ; —

• A Painting by the late J. M. W. Turner, R.A. (59.) Van Tromp's Barge entering the Texel in 1645.
• A Painting by Sir C. L. Eastlake, R.A. The Cave of Despair, from Spenser's Faery Queen, Book i. Canto 9, Stanza 35, &c. (75.)
• Two Paintings by the late W. Daniel, R.A. — Scenes in the East Indies. (76, 81.)
• A Painting by George Jones, R.A. — The Royal Pro- cession at the Opening of the New London Bridge, 1st August, 1831. (79).^[*][*] This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website
• Two Sketches by George Jones, R,A., made in West- minster Abbey at the Coronation of King Wil- liam 4th. and Queen Adelaide, on the 8th Sep- tember, 1831. (77, 82.)
• A Small Landscape by Ruysdael. (83.)
• A Painting by the late William Hilton, R.A. — Marc Antony reading Caesar's Will. (85.)
• D2 40 NORTH DRAWING ROOM. A Drawing in Body colours by George Barrett, R.A. — Scene in Mr. Lock's Park at Leatherhead, (78.)
• Two Drawings made by Sir John Soane, 1779. — A Geometrical Elevation of part of the Entabla- ture and portions of two of the Columns of a Temple at Tivoli. (69.) — A Geometrical Eleva- tion of the remains of a Temple at Tivoli. (73.)
• Seven Drawings of various portions of a Design by Sir John Soane for a new House of Lords, made in 1794, in obedience to an order of a committee of the House of Lords. (60, 66, 67, 70, 71, 87, 88.)
• Perspective View, the fronts next Abingdon Street and the River Thames, of a Design for New Houses of Parliament and Courts of Judicature, made by Sir J. Soane in 1796. (90.)
• View of a Design for the Royal Gallery in the House of Lords, erected, from the Designs of Sir John Soane, between the 30th October, 1823, and 1st February, 1824. (72.)
• View of the Court of Chancery, at Westminster, as executed from the Designs of Sir J. Soane, in the year 1823. (61.)
• View of the Court of King's Bench, at Westminster, as completed in the year 1826, from the designs of Sir John Soane. (62.)

In the Recesses over the Bookcases on the south side are some curious specimens of ancient China. The glazed Cases (157, 158) contain a Collection of ancient and modern Gems, Cameos, Intaglios, &c, for- merly in the Collection of M. Capece Latro, Archbishop of Tarentum.A detailed description of these Gems is given between the pages 58 and 69 of the " Description of the House and Mu- seum, &c." which lies on the Table for the use of Visitors. 41 STAIRCASE. —TIVOLI RECESS. Between these Cases is a Chronometer, made by T. Mudge, as a companion to that for which he received the Parliamentary reward of 5,0001.

Returning to the STAIRCASE, and ascending towards the second floor, the first object that presents itself is a Bust of the Right Hon. William Pitt, by Flaxman. (24.)

Next to this Bust are a series of Studies made by Sir John Soane in Italy, in 1778, of a design for a Triumphal Bridge. The fair drawings of this design were presented to the Ducal Academy at Parma, and in acknowledgement thereof, The Academy constituted the author one of its Honorary Members.

Beneath is the fac-simile of a Drawing of His Majesty King George IV., by the late Sir Thomas Lawrence; and on the sides thereof are engraved Portraits of Sir Thomas Lawrence P.R.A., and of John Flaxman, Sculptor, R.A. The five characters from Shakspeare are Etchings after Mortimer.

A few steps lead to THE TIVOLI RECESS.

On the west side near the floor is a Cast of a Bas-relief of a Grecian Feast, arranged and modelled by the late J. Flaxman, R.A., whilst pursuing his studies in Italy. (28.) ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website

Over it, is a plaster Cast of a Relief modelled by the late Thomas Banks, R.A. whilst pursuing his studies in Italy between the years 1772 and 1779. The subject is — The Grief of Achilles for the Death of Patroclus,and Thetis, hearing his lamen- tation, rising from the sea to comfort him. (29.) ^** This is a link to a webpage on theSoane's Museum website 42 TIVOLI RECESS. Above, is an original terra-cotta Model, by Banks,of one of his most celebrated works — Caractacus before Claudius. (30.) ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website The historical circumstances connected with this subject are given in Hume's History of England, chap. i. p. 9, and in the Annals of Tacitus, lib. Xii. The marble is now at Stowe. Over this Model is a Bas-relief in terra-cotta from the Borghese Vase, modelled at Rome by Flax- man in 1788. (31.) On the artist's return to England, it was worked in mar- ble for Mr. Knight, of Portland Place.

On the north side, facing the entrance, is — A Model of a Sleeping Child, from the original mar- ble executed by the late Sir Francis Chantrey, in the year 1820, and placed in the Library at Kil- lerton. Over it is a Cast from the Shield of Achilles, designed and modelled by the late John Flaxman, R.A., and executed in silver, gilt, by Messrs. Rundell and Bridge, for His Majesty King George the Fourth. (35.) ^** This is a link to a webpage with information aobut this item on the Soane's Museum website Also Two small Statues of Cupid and Psyche, from the original Marbles worked by John Flaxman, R.A. for Samuel Rogers, Esq. (33,34.) Above is a Copy of a piece of the Entablature of the Little circular Temple at Tivoli, half the size of the original.

The Window of Painted Glass is a copy, executed by the late Mr. Collins of the Strand, of one of the compartments of the celebrated window designed and presented by Sir Joshua Reynolds to New College, Oxford, about the year 1777 — The subject, Charity.

On the STAIRCASE adjoining the TIVOLI RECESS is a Model in clay by J. Flaxman, R.A., for a Monument intended to have been erected to the Right Hon. William Pitt, BY Flaxman. (41. Over this Model is a Cast from the Antique of a Stork and Serpent, in the Museum of the Vatican. (40.) . ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website.

On the jambs of the window is a Bas-relief of a Cupid Bacchus, crowned with a chaplet of Ivy and Indian Corn, and bound with the Sacred Fillet, copied from an antique Gem by M. Denman (38)^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website; and a Medallion Portrait of the late J. Flaxman, R.A., at the age of 24, executed by himself. (43.)

Higher on the STAIRCASE are three small Bas-reliefs, by J. Flaxman, R.A. : —

• The Golden Age. (45.)
• Mercury conveying Pandora to Epimetheus. (46.)
• The Silver Age. (47.)

In the circular-headed recess, on the landing of the STAIRCASE, is a fine Cast of an Eagle and a Dog from the Vatican Museum. (49.)

In the niche to the right is a Bust of the late George Dance, Architect, R.A., by C. Rossi, R.A. (50) ; and over it a Cast in plaster of the Ephesian Diana. (51.) In the large recessed pannel in the Wall of the Stair- case is arranged a number of fine Casts in plaster, from antique Fragments, chiefly in the Museum of the Vatican.

Through the Archway to the left, you enter the LOBBY, &c., to the MORNING ROOM and MODEL ROOM, the doors and the Windows of which, looking into the Staircase, are enriched with numerous specimens of ancient Painted Glass, and the Walls are decorated with a variety of small Prints and Drawings.

MORNING ROOM.

In this room is a considerable Collection of Paintings, Drawings, and Engravings, amongst which, on the north side, are —

• Eight Etchings after Mortimer, of various characters in Shakspeare's Plays, viz. —
  • York,
  • Cassandra,
  • 44 MORNING ROOM. Richard II.,
  • Falstaff,
  • Edgar,
  • The Poet,
  • Beatrice,
  • Bardolph.
  (1 — 8.)
• Three Engravings by Bartolozzi, after Designs by Cipriani —
  • Maternal Love. (9.)
  • Maternal Solicitude. (10.)
  • Filiam Affection. (11.)
• A Portrait of Mrs. Soane, the mother of Sir John Soane, aged 84, by J. Downman, A.R.A. (13.)
• A Portrait of John Soane, the eldest son of Sir John Soane, aged 12 years, by J. Downman, A.R.A. (12.)

On the east side, are —

• Eight Drawings of Heads by Mortimer. (14—19, 26, 28.)
• A Painting by George Jones, R.A. — The Smoking Room at Chelsea Hospital. (23).
• Two Drawings, by J. Webber, R.A. — Scenes from Sterne's Sentimental Journey. (21, 24.)
• Two Drawings by W. Hamilton, R.A. — Girl with Cows, and Children and Donkey. (22, 25.)
• A Drawing executed woth Pen and Ink by John Mathews, copied from a Picture by Andrea Ruthart —David Anointed King by the Prophet Samuel. (20.)

On the west side : —

• A Drawing by J. M. W. Turner, R.A.— The ruins of part of Kirkstall Abbey, in Yorkshire. (29.)
• A Painting by Sir A. W. Callcott, R.A.— View on the Thames, below Greenwich. (30.)
• Two Drawings of Landscapes by Ruysdael, from the Collection of Count Victor, originally belonging to Louis XVI. (31, 33.)
• 45 MODEL ROOM AND RECESS A Drawing by J. M. Moore — The Mountain Lory. (32.)

Over the Chimney-piece, is

• a Drawing by the late Mrs. Pope — The Bust of Shakspeare, encircled by all the flowers mentioned in his works. (35.) ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website
• A Drawing of an ancient Fresco in the Aldobrandini Palace, representing the Roman Sponsalia. (37.)
• Two Drawings by Paolo Veronese — St. Matthew and St. Mark, formerly in the Collection of the late B. West, Esq. P.R.A. (36, 38.)
• A Drawing in body colours by Clerisseau, ofthe In- terior of a Sepulchral Chamber. (43.)
• A Painting by John Wood, — Psyche conveyed by Zephyrs to the Valley of Pleasure. (44.)
• ^* This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum websiteA Sketch of a Dog by Rubens, formerly in the Col- lection of Walsh Porter, Esq. (45.)

On the small Table, the top of which is inlaid with specimens of various kinds of Marble, is a Cabinet, said to have been presented by King Philip of Spain, to Queen Mary, of England.

The door at the south-east angle leads into THE MODEL ROOM AND RECESS.

From the windows in this RECESS, views are obtained of the Gardens of Lincoln's Inn Fields, of Lindsey House, (a work of Inigo Jones,) the Royal College of Surgeons, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Spires of numerous Churches, and other Public Buildings.

On each side of the centre window are three Paintings by Luigi Mayer, representing the Ruins of the ancient Temples at Agrigentum and Selinunti. On the north side, Models of two Medallion Reliefs, after those in the Arch of Constantine at Rome.

In the recess to the left, is a Model of a Group repre- senting Maternal Tenderness, by John Flaxman, R.A. This group was executed as large as life, and put up in Christ Church, Hampshire, to the memory of Lady Fitz- harris. ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website Above is a small Bas-relief, representing The Adora- tion of the Magi, by John Flaxman, R.A. And beneath a small Model in clay, representing An Escape, or the Intervention of Providence, By C. Rossi, R.A.

In the recess to the right is a Figure of Resignation, by J. Flaxman, R.A. This is a model of a statue forming part of a monument of the Baring family, in Micheldever Church, Hampshire. Above, is a Bas-relief, by J. Flaxman, R.A., the sub- ject, Joseph's Dream.^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum websiteBeneath is a model in clay of a Monument, designed to be erected to the memories of Captains Riou and Mosse, who fell in the attack on Copenha- gen, 2nd April, 1801 , by J. Flaxman, R.A.;

In the Pedestal in the centre of the MODEL ROOM are Drawers containing a collection of Prints, and of Archi- tectural Drawings ; amongst which are Designs for a New Parliament House by William Kent, the original Designs, by Sir William Chambers, for Somerset Place, &c. On the Pedestal is a Model, in cork, of the Ruins of Pompeii, showing the excavations round the two The- atres, the Tmple of Isis, and other portions of the buried City as they appeared about the year 1820.

Models in cork of the Circular Temple at Tivoli: — of the Arch of Constantine, at Rome; —of the three Columns In the Campo-Vaccino, at Rome, generally designated the Remains of the Temple of Jupitor Stator ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website; —the Remains Of the Temple of Jupiter Tonans —,and of the Monument Near Albano, called the Monument of the Horatii and Curiatii.

Above are models, likewise in cork, of the Remains of the Temples at Pæstum.

Interspersed with those already enumerated are Eight highly finished Models in plaster of Paris of Ancient Structures restored, viz. : —

• The Propylea, —
• The Parthenon, ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website
• —The Sibil’s Temple at Tivoli.
• The Temple on the Ilissus, and the
• Arch of Thesus, or Hadrian at Athens: ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website
• One of the Temples at Pæstum,
• —The Temple at Pola. And
• The Portico or Exchange at Palmyra.

Around the room on Pedestals, are Six other Models of Ancient Buildings restored, viz.: —

• The Temple of Fortuna Virilis, at Rome,
• —The Tem- ple of Neptune, at Palmyra,
• The Mausoleum raised by Artemesia for her husband Mausolus,
• —The Temple of Antonius and Faustina, at Rome,
• The Temple of Venus at Baalbee,^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website and the
• Monument at Mylasa.

On the Chimney-piece are two Models, by J. Flaxman, R.A., of Hope and Charity, from a monument in the Temple Church, to the memory of W. Moore, Esq. and around the Room, and in the lower part of the Centre Pedestal, are a number of Models in wood of parts of the Bank of England, of the Law Courts at Westminster, and of other public buildings erected from the designs, and under the superintendance of Sir John Soane.

On the Walls are a Collection of Architectural Draw- ings, &c. chiefly of buildings designed by Sir John Soane, amongst which are, on the west side, —

• A Drawing in pencil by Sir John Soane —Fragment of antique Frieze
• Drawing of the celebrated Mosaic Pavement found at Otricoli, now in the grand Saloon of the Vatican, by C. H. Tatham, Architect. (2.) ^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on theSoane's Museum website
• 48 MODEL ROOM AND RECESS Drawing by T. Sandby, F. Wheatley, and J. Mor- timer — View in Privy Gardens, Whitehall, taken about the year 1782, with part of the east Front of the Banquetting House. (3.)
• Sketches of a Design for new Houses of Parliament, Courts of Judicature, &c., adjoining Westminster Hall, made from the original design prepared by Sir John Soane in the year 1796. (4.)
• Drawing of a Design for a Ceiling in the Villa Borg- hese, by Mario Asprucci, Architect, 1796- by by C. H. Tatham, Architect. (5.)
• Drawing by Sir John Soane, 1784 — Section of a building proposed as a Museum for the Dilet- tanti Society. (6.)

On the north side —

• A View in the Portico, with the principal Entrance, being part of a Design for a Royal Palace, made by Sir J. Soane in 1827. (7.)
• View, from the River Thames, of a Design for new Houses of Parliament, &c, from sketches made by Sir John Soane in 1796. (8.)
• View of a Design for the Fronts next St. James's Park, of the new State Paper Office, made by Sir John Soane, in 1830. (9.)
• Sectional View of a Cenotaph, erected to the memory of the Right Hon. William Pitt, in the year 1819, adjoining the National Debt Redemption and Life Annuities Office, in the Old Jewry, from the design and under the superintendence of Sir John Soane. (10.)
• The Statue, which is of Bronze, is the work of Sir Richard Westmacott, R.A.
• Three Drawings in one frame- Two views of Design for an Opera House, made by Sir John Soane in 1792, and intended by have been erected on the 49 MODEL ROOM AND RECESS. Site of Leicester House and Gardens, and a view of the principal Fronts of Covent Garden The- atre, as erected from the designs and under the superintendance of Sir Robert Smirke, 1809. (11,12,13.)
• View of the new Buildings, forming the principal Alterations and Additions in the establishment of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, executed from the designs and under the superintendance of Sir John Soane, between the years 1809 and 1815. (14.)
• Sketch of a Design for the principal Entrance to a Palace, made in 1821, and proposed, by Sir J. Soane, to be erected on Constitution Hill in the Green Park. (15.)
• View of a Sepulchral Church made by Sir J. Soane, in 1796, and proposed to be erected at Tyring- ham, in Buckinghamshire. (16.)
• View of a Design for Gothicising the Fronts of the Court of King's Bench at Westminster, made by Sir John Soane, in obedience to an order of a Select Committee of the House of Commons, in May, 1824. (17.)
• View of a Design, made by Sir John Soane in 1823, to render the Entrances into the House of Lords, and the Rooms and Offices appertaining thereto, more commodious, consistent with the general plan of the adjacent buildings, and to preserve those great national monuments from destruc- tion by fire. (18.)
• View of a Design for a National Monument, made by Sir John Soane in the year 1818. (19.) View of a Design, made by Sir John Soane in 1823, in the Gothic style, to render the Entrances into the House of Lords, &c, more commodious. (20.)

50 MODEL ROOM AND RECESS. On the east side : —

• A Painting by Samuel Scott —View on the River Thames near the Tower of London. (21.)
• A General Plan of the Bank of England as it existed in the year 1831, with an elevation of the South Front. (22.)
• A Copy in chalk of the Aurora of Guido. (23).
• Three Drawings in one frame. (24, 25, 26.)
  • Elevation of the South Front of the Bank of England, as rebuilt from the designs and under the superintendence of Sir John Soane, 1823-25.
  • View of the Exterior of the Bank of Eng- land, taken at the north-east angle.
  • View of the Exterior of the Bank of Eng- land, taken at the north-west angle.
• View of a Triumphal Bridge made from the original sketches, by Sir John Soane, of a design he pre- sented, in 1778, to the Ducal Academy at Parma. (27.)
• Portrait of Sir John Soane, painted in the year 1779, at Rome, by Hunneman. (28.)^** This is a link to a webpage with information about this item on the Soane's Museum website
• View of a Design for one of the Principal Entrances into the proposed new House of Lords, made by Sir John Soane in 1794. (29.)

On the south side :—

• Three Drawings in one frame. (30,31,32.)
  • View of the Vestibule leading into the Ro- tunda at the Bank of England, erected from the designs of Sir John Soane in 1791, and since, (in 1815,) added to the Treasury.
  • View of the Hall and Music Room at Bent- ley Priory, near Stanmore, a seat of 51 MODEL ROOM AND RECESS. The Marquis of Abercorn, as erected under the superintendence of Sir John Soane in the year 1790.
  • View of the Drawing Rom at Wimpole, a seat of the Earl of Harwicke, as erected from the designs of Sir John Soane, 1792.
• Three Drawings in one frame. (33,34,35.) Designs made by Sir John Soane for a Monument to His Royal Highness the late Duke of York, as Commander in Chief, and submitted to the committee in 1829.

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SUNDRY BRONZES, ETC. IN THE COLLECTION.

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