[64] Preliminary design for an ornamental panel, c1775, possibly executed

Explore Collections

You are here: CollectionsOnline / [64] Preliminary design for an ornamental panel, c1775, possibly executed

Browse

Robert and James Adam office drawings
- Town houses
  - London
    - Home House, Portman Square, number 17 (now 20), London, for the Countess of Home, 1775-78 (73)
      - Preliminary designs for ornamental panels, panels for window shutters and a door, c1775, possibly executed (14)

Use of images and copyright
Enlarge this Image

Print this image in A4 view

Reference number

SM Adam volume 5/8

Purpose

[64] Preliminary design for an ornamental panel, c1775, possibly executed

Aspect

Elevation of a decorative panel, with a pegasus and shell surmounted by an anthemion supporting a cameo. Above this there is a tubular flower with an apron of masks and festoons which suspend an anthemion, medallion, arabesques and an oil lamp. The tubular flower is surmounted by flora and winged sphinxes

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

c1775
c1775

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (508 x 659)

Hand

Probably
Rober Adam

Verso

Charcoal

Watermark

V within a cartouche, trophy within a crowned cartouche

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, p. 27
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk