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[65] Preliminary design for an ornamental panel, c1775, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 5/15
Purpose
[65] Preliminary design for an ornamental panel, c1775, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a decorative panel with arabesques surmounted by an urn ornamented with gadrooning, a recumbent lion and masks. Above this further arabesques support a tablet with a central medallion. This is surmounted by winged griffin, arabesques and a tubular flower which supports a putto with pendent rosettes and with swags behind
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- c1775
c1775
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (324 x 626)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Verso
Preliminary design showing a tubular flower surmounted by a sphinx (pencil)
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, p. 27
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, p. 27
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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