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Preliminary design, alternative preliminary design and finished drawing for a ceiling for the circular ante-room, c1775 (3)
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Preliminary design, alternative preliminary design and finished drawing for a ceiling for the circular ante-room, c1775 (3)
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Set between the second drawing room and the Etruscan room, the small circular ante room is another example of Adam’s extraordinary attention to detail. He produced drawings for the dome ceiling and the chimneypiece with its overmantel mirror frame, both of which were designed to fit the room’s curvature. As with the other frames designed for the house, the overmantel does not survive, but the ceiling and chimneypiece remain in situ.
Harris notes the room’s relation to the semi-circular porch beyond, and highlights contemporary references to the ‘Belvedere’. She notes how the opening of the room on to the porch would have provided views of the garden and fields beyond.
Harris notes the room’s relation to the semi-circular porch beyond, and highlights contemporary references to the ‘Belvedere’. She notes how the opening of the room on to the porch would have provided views of the garden and fields beyond.
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Contents of Preliminary design, alternative preliminary design and finished drawing for a ceiling for the circular ante-room, c1775 (3)
- [42] Preliminary design for the ceiling for the ante-room, c1775, as executed
- [43] Alternative preliminary design for a ceiling for the circular ante-room, c1775, not executed
- [44] Finished drawing for the ceiling for the ante-room, 1775, as executed