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Reference number
SM Adam volume 8/38
Purpose
Preliminary design for a ceiling, ND
Aspect
Left: Rough plan of a circular (?) ceiling with a central patera whose petals contain tubular flowers and figurative medallions
Right: Rough plan of a square ceiling, possibly the same as the left side. A central patera motif is encircled by fans and lunettes, with decorative corner arabesques
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
some calculations given in pen and pencil
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (350x204)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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