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Preliminary design for a chimneypiece, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 24/174
Purpose
Preliminary design for a chimneypiece, ND
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with Doric pilaster styles, ornamented with paired, winged sphinxes, an oval panel containing a draped figure and ram masks, which suspend drop calyx. The capitals contain masks set with roundels and the frieze is ornamented with a figurative panel
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
172 / No 7
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (279x356)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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