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This marble bust of Sir John Soane was made by his friend, the sculptor Francis Chantrey. Soane began sitting for it in 1827, when Chantry asked him to come for a sitting and 'to bring your head with you'. It was finished in 1829 and Chantrey maintained in a letter to Soane that 'as a work of art I have never produced a better', adding that he was not sure whether it was more like John Soane or Julius Caesar. When the bust was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1830, the 'Morning Post' reported on 5th June that 'Mr Chantrey's bust of Mr Soane, 1241, is not only the best, but almost the only really fine one. It has individual character and resemblance, and an air of life and nature, and an appearance of fleshiness, that distinguish his unrivalled busts.'
Sir John Soane’s Museum
London
Title
John Soane (1753–1837)
Date
1830
Medium
marble
Measurements
H 76.2 x W 50.8 x D (?) cm
Accession number
M931
Acquisition method
acquired by Sir John Soane, before 1837
Work type
Bust
Inscription description
inscription on verso: JOHN SOANE ESQ RA / PRESENTED AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT BY / FRANCIS CHANTREY SCULPTOR / 1830
Sir John Soane’s Museum
13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, Greater London WC2A 3BP England
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