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[45] Unfinished design for an 'Etruscan' tablet for the second drawing room chimneypiece, c1772, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/255
Purpose
[45] Unfinished design for an 'Etruscan' tablet for the second drawing room chimneypiece, c1772, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of a tablet depicting draped figures in a horse drawn chariot driven by a winged putto, with winged putti bearing a torch behind. The tablet is enclosed within a band of rosettes set within a continuous band of wreaths, and this is flanked by bands of beading
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Etruscan Tablet for Sir W. W. Wynne / 11 / 255 (pencil)
Signed and dated
- c1772
c1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes including Indian yellow, Payne’s grey and Venetian red on laid paper (384 x 214)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
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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