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[42] Design for a ceiling for the ante room, 1778, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 14/33
Purpose
[42] Design for a ceiling for the ante room, 1778, as executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling ornamented with a central figurative oval surrounded by arabesques, calyx and rosette roundels, and all this is set within a lozenge. Beyond this there is an oval band of calyx wreaths, and the oval is flanked by rosettes set within wreaths and ornamental panels. The panels contain a central urn, and this is flanked by winged sphinxes and arabesques
Scale
bar scale of ½ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Cieling for the Anti-room at Roxburghe House- / 33.
Signed and dated
- July 1778
Adelphi 10th July 1778
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including verdigris, pink, violet and Prussian blue on laid paper (368 x 261)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 39
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 293
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 293
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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