George Scharf: from the Regency to the Modern Metropolis

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Friday, 20 March 2009 - Saturday, 6 June 2009

Sir John Soane Museum, 13 Lincolns Inn Fields, Holborn, WC2A 3BP

Exhibitions: , Art, Drawing, Museum, History

How Much: Free!
George Scharf has been likened to Charles Dickens in his ability to portray the vivid details of life in Victorian London. However whilst Dickens churned out the novels and is still a pretty big deal, almost nobody has heard of poor old Scharf, who died in poverty in 1860.

On display at the Sir John Soane Museum is an exhibition of watercolours, prints and drawings by Scharf that will attempt to restore his place in the national conscience. This style of work is always going to be compared to Hogarth and in this case such a comparison is more than justifiable.

Until 06.06.09.
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