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  • image SM Adam volume 24/175

Reference number

SM Adam volume 24/175

Purpose

Preliminary design for a chimneypiece for Lady Hopeton’s(?) bedchamber, ND

Aspect

Elevation of a chimneypiece with Doric pilaster styles ornamented with masks, set within shield-shaped compartments. The capitals depict pedestals supporting urns and the frieze has a central tablet, ornamented with a figurative oval, which is flanked by swags. The tablet has an apron of guttae and it is flanked by a band of fluting and roundels

Scale

bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

73 / Chimney piece for Lady Hopeton’s(?) Bed Chamber (pencil) and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • ND
    ND

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (290x331)

Hand

Probably
Robert Adam

Level

Drawing

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