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Reference number

SM Adam volume 12/49

Purpose

[28] Design for a ceiling for the octagonal dressing room, 1773, possibly executed

Aspect

Plan of an octagonal ceiling with a central rosette set within bands of rosettes, of calyx and foil, and of fluting. Beyond this there are inverted festoons of calyx supporting anthemia, octagonal bands of Vitruvian scroll, and bands of rosettes and festoons

Scale

bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Cieling of Sir Watkin Wynn’s Dressing room in S.t James’s Square / 49

Signed and dated

  • Febraury 1773
    Adelphi / 10.t Febry 1773

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (430 x 350)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 49
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 276
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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