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  • image SM Adam volume 12/126

Reference number

SM Adam volume 12/126

Purpose

[20] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the ante room, 1773, possibly executed

Aspect

Plan of a square ceiling as SM Adam volume 12/125, with alterations. The central circular band of beading is surrounded by drop calyx, the symmetrical cruciform is ornamented with a band of enclosed calyx, and the corner cameos are suspended by drop calyx and arabesques

Scale

bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Cieling of the Anti room at Ashburnham House / 126

Signed and dated

  • 1773
    1773.

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including olive green, pink, Prussian blue and cerulean blue on laid paper (417 x 400)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 36
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 298
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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