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  • image SM Adam volume 8/10

Reference number

SM Adam volume 8/10

Purpose

Preliminary design for a ceiling, ND

Aspect

Upper: Rough plan of a rectangular ceiling with a central rosette encircled by fluting and foliage, with a border of calyx and tazza Lower: Rough detail of a ceiling, with a rectangular panel containing a figurative medallion, sphinxes and festoons, surmounted by a rosette encircled by fluting and guilloche

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen on laid paper (311x188)

Hand

probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam

Level

Drawing

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