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[28] Design for a ceiling for the octagonal dressing room, 1773, possibly executed
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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
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.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 276
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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