"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

10 September 2023

Happy Birthday, Soane

Soane, Breakfast Room, No. 13, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1812


Sir John Soane was born on this day in 1753.

Below is the documentation of the restoration of Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's Inn Fields.  Filmed over a period of six years, it traces the research, the discoveries and the skills that made transforming this magical place possible.  This episode examines the restoration of Sir John Soane’s Private Apartments ...


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