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  • image SM Adam volume 8/32

Reference number

SM Adam volume 8/32

Purpose

Preliminary design for a ceiling, ND

Aspect

Rough plan of a square ceiling, with a central lozenge-shaped figurative panel enclosed by guilloche and corners of patera. A highly-ornamented, compartmental border contains patera, rosettes, and figurative medallions

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (181x174)

Hand

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

Level

Drawing

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