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Preliminary design for a chimneypiece for Lady Hopeton’s(?) bedchamber, ND
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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
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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