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[11] Finished drawing for the front parlour, c1775, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 14/117
Purpose
[11] Finished drawing for the front parlour, c1775, as executed
Aspect
Plan and laid-out wall-elevations of a room with one long side containing two entrances, with festoons and rosettes above. The entrances are flanked by ornamental panels and the central panel contains an oval mirror frame flanked by winged sphinxes and surmounted by draped figures. Above this there is an urn in relief and festoons suspending medallions. The central panel is flanked by further panels ornamented with a relief of tripods and urns. The opposite wall contains three full-height windows with piers containing oval mirrors set within ornamental panels. Above this there is a frieze of urns alternating with fountains. One short wall contains a chimneypiece as Adam volume 23/63. This is flanked by ornamental panels. The opposite wall contains a central painted panel which is flanked by further ornamental panels. At each corner of the room there is a Corinthian scagliola column
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 3 feet
Inscribed
Lady Home's Front Parlor
Signed and dated
- c1775
c1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and colured washes including cerulean blue and Indian red on laid paper (441 x 592)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, pp. 12-13, 26
Whinney, 1969, pp. 34, 60
King, 2001, Volume I, pp. 288-89, fig. 407
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, pp. 12-13, 26
Whinney, 1969, pp. 34, 60
King, 2001, Volume I, pp. 288-89, fig. 407
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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