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[28] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the saloon, 1769, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 12/18
Purpose
[28] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the saloon, 1769, possibly executed
Aspect
Plan of a tripartite rectangular ceiling, with an apse on one long side. The central compartment is ornamented with a tripartite design, with a central rosette enclosed within a band of rope moulding and surrounded by calyx bearing anthemia. This is set within a lozenge, with festoons of husks suspending peltoid shields beyond, and all this is within a band of enclosed anthemia. The central design is flanked by panels ornamented with rosettes and arabesques. The apse is ornamented with a band of guilloche surmounted by a half-patera, enclosed within a fan ornamented with calyx and rosettes, and with a border of fluting. All this is enclosed within a band of guilloche, and a band of calyx bearing anthemia. The central compartment is flanked by rectangular compartments, with a central panel ornamented with rosettes enclosed within lozenges. This is bordered by a band of arabesques supporting anthemia and calyx
Scale
bar scale of 2 2/4 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Cieling of the Saloon at Luton / 18.
Signed and dated
- 1769
1769
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (637 x 410)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi, William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi, William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Watermark
LVG surmounted by a fleur-de-lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 21
King, 2001, Volume I, pp. 18, 122, 122 n.20
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, pp. 18, 122, 122 n.20
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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