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Preliminary design for a chimneypiece, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/7/1
Purpose
Preliminary design for a chimneypiece, ND
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with Doric pilaster styles containing panels ornamented with scales. The chimney lining is bordered by fluting and the capitals contain rosettes. The frieze has a central tablet, ornamented with a figurative roundel, flanked by strigilation and draped figures. Above this there is a band of laurel leaf tips and a band of acanthus leaves
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
8 (pencil)
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on verso of a playing card (94x64)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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