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  • image SM Adam volume 24/181

Reference number

SM Adam volume 24/181

Purpose

Preliminary designs for chimneypieces, ND

Aspect

Above- Elevation of a chimneypiece with a Doric pilaster style, ornamented with a swag and a rosette roundel set within the capital. The frieze has a central tablet, which is ornamented with a central urn, flanked by swans. The mantel is ornamented with a band of dentils Centre- Elevation of a chimneypiece with a Doric pilaster style, with a fluted base. The style is ornamented with a mask and ram masks which suspend a swag. The capital contains a rosette roundel and the frieze is ornamented with a central figurative tablet and a band of fluting Below- Elevation of a tablet ornamented with a central figurative roundel, flanked by draped figures, which support festoons

Scale

not to scale

Inscribed

179

Signed and dated

  • ND
    ND

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (273x203)

Hand

Probably
Robert Adam

Level

Drawing

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