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Sir John Soane Works Online
Categorized & Annotated
Museums and Public Art Galleries Worldwide:
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. NEW! Most but not all artists in the NGA database have works online
Royal Academy of Arts Collection, London, UK
Sir John Soane's Museum, London
Courtauld Institute of Art, London, UK 14 works by or related to the artist
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana
Art Market: (e.g. records of past sales at auction; sites providing examples of the artist's signature)
Christie's Past Sale Archive (database goes as far back as 1991; images go about as far back as 1999)
Sotheby's Sold Lot Archive (database goes as far back as 1998; images where permitted by copyright go about as far back as 2001)
Pictures from Image Archives:
Additional Image Search Tools:
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Miscellaneous Sites:
Great Buildings Online
Articles and Reference Sites:
Encyclopedia Britannica complete article on Sir John Soane  Note: The full version of the article is available only if you follow this link. If you bookmark the article and return later, or if you navigate directly to the Britannica website, you will see a 100-word preview only. Troubleshooting
RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History 
Union List of Artist Names (Getty Museum)  Reference sheet with basic information about the artist and pointers to other references.
Apollo Magazine "Like Philip Webb, Sir John Soane is one of those British architects who has been unfortunate in the way posterity has treated his work"
Frieze Magazine "Picture -- Sir John Soane's Tomb"
"Look Inside" and "Search Inside" Books at Amazon
Look Inside Books: | Selections from the books listed below are scanned in, in high res. Text is clearly readable and art reproductions vary from so-so to excellent. Don't miss the fact that you can usually zoom in via the "View" drop-down menu, along the top row of Amazon's Online Reader. | |
Search Inside Books: | Same as "Look Inside", except that the entire book is scanned in, and the text is fully searchable. This is an unbelievable resource, for research and especially for previewing a book when making the decision to buy. Note: Some "Search Inside" features are limited to people signed in to an account which has previously made a purchase at Amazon. | |
search inside
 Sir John Soane: The Royal Academy Lectures
look inside
 Sir John Soane and the Country Estate
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