[41] Design for a frame for the Duke of Cumberland's portrait, 1777, possibly executed

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
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  - London
    - Home House, Portman Square, number 17 (now 20), London, for the Countess of Home, 1775-78 (73)
      - Design for a frame for the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland's portraits, 1777, possibly executed (1)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 20/162

Purpose

[41] Design for a frame for the Duke of Cumberland's portrait, 1777, possibly executed

Aspect

Elevation of an ornamental picture frame with an apron with a central medallion depicting the coat of arms of Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn. Above this there is a cornice with a frieze of rosettes within roundels, with swags set behind. This is surmounted by a royal ducal coronet flanked by a recumbent lion and unicorn and trophies. This is flanked by tubular flowers bearing anthemion

Scale

bar scale of 1 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Frame for the Duke of Cumberlands Picture for the Countess of Home / 162

Signed and dated

May 1777
Adelphi / May 1777-

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and coloured washes including Indian yellow and pink within a single ruled border on laid paper (291 x 407)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi

Watermark

JWHATMAN

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, p. 26
Harris, 1963, p. 57
Lewis, 1967, p. 448
Whinney, 1969, pp. 50, 65
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Exhibition history

Robert Adam's London, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 30 November 2016 - 11 March 2017

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