The Trustees of Sir John Soane’s Museum and Director, Tim Knox, invite you to a reception, and illustrated talk

Artists in Paradise

by Doug Patterson

Tuesday 12 October 2010

At Sir John Soane’s Museum, 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2A 3BP

Drinks and canapés at 6.30pm – talk starts at 7.15pm (ends approx 8.15pm)

A Bhutanese Dzong, built in 1644, as drawn by Patterson in 2006

A fascinating account of the little known journeys of three great 18th and 19th-century artist travellers: Vasileio Gregorovic Barsky was a Russian Monk and artist who, in 1745, visited Mount Athos and recorded the life, landscape and architecture of the Holy Mountain. Samuel Davis (1760–1819) was an artist, astronomer and a director of the East India Co. In 1783 he visited and recorded the then unknown land of Bhutan – the land of the Thunder Dragon. Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1820-1904) was one of the finest watercolourists since Turner. He made numerous journeys recording the architecture of the Muslim and Christian World.

In the course of many years spent following in the steps of these three adventurous artist travellers, artist and architect Doug Patterson created a new body of paintings and drawings which record three of the world’s great faiths. From the architecture and landscapes of the Christian Orthodox monasteries of Mount Athos and Meteora in Greece to the Buddhist Dzongs of Bhutan, and the Islamic mosques of North Africa and northern India. In this richly illustrated talk we will see how much and how little has changed since the original intrepid 18th and 19th century journeys.

Places are strictly limited. Please rsvp to Mike Nicholson (020 7440 4241 mnicholson@soane.org.uk) to reserve places.