English artist, architect and theorist who gained notoriety for luminous and imaginative paintings based on practical architectural designs. He remains known as one of the greatest illustrators of architecture in British history.
A pupil of Sir John Soane, Gandy created this vision from the reality of his teacher’s work, anticipating - wholly without suspecting it - the tragic fate of the Bank buildings when they were almost completely torn down in the 1920s.
This watercolour depicts a vision of Sir John Soane’s design for the rotunda of the Bank of England as a ruin.
This watercolour depicts sundry designs by Sir John Soane for public and private buildings. The designs are displayed like models in a gallery.
