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  • image SM Adam volume 15/81

Reference number

SM Adam volume 15/81

Purpose

Design for a pavement, ND

Aspect

Plan of a rectangular pavement, set within a square room with a colonnaded screened space on one side. The pavement is ornamented with a central patera, set within a patera-shaped fan, enclosed by a band of Vitruvian scroll. The pavement is bordered by a band of Greek key, with rosettes ornamenting the corners

Scale

bar scale of 2 ¾ inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

81

Signed and dated

  • ND
    ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (401x436)

Hand

Probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), draughtsman
Robert Adam

Level

Drawing

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