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The union of architecture, sculpture, and painting; exemplified by a series of illustrations, with descriptive accounts of the house and galleries of John Soane ... / by John Britton

John Britton|Longman and Co.

1827

The union of architecture, sculpture, and painting; exemplified by a series of illustrations, with descriptive accounts of the house and galleries of John Soane ... / by John Britton by John Britton|Longman and Co.

Dimensions

xvi, 60 pages : color frontispiece, illustrations, 21 plates, includes plans; Height: 11 7/16 in. (29 cm)

Department

The Libraries

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019

Accession Number

N1110 .B8 1827

Art Historical Context

Step into the world of early 19th-century British architecture with John Britton's *The Union of Architecture, Sculpture, Painting* (1827), a captivating illustrated book that celebrates Sir John Soane's revolutionary London townhouse and galleries. Published Longman and Co., this60-page volume, complete with a color frontisp, numerous illustrations, 21 plates and architectural plans, serves as both a descriptive guide and a visual manifesto. Britton, a noted antiquarian and topographer showcases how Soane masterfully blended the three arts into a harmonious "total work of art," transforming h...

About the Artist

John Britton|Longman and Co. (British|British, London) · 1771 |1724 –1857 |1968

British, Kington St. Michael, 1771–1857 London (?)|

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