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Reference number
SM Adam volume 8/39
Purpose
Preliminary design for a ceiling, ND
Aspect
Upper: Rough plan of a square ceiling with a central figurative medallion surrounded by rosettes and lunettes of patera, and enclosed by ornamental bands including bellflower, scrolled heart, and swags, with additional figurative medallions and panels
Lower: Rough plan of a highly-ornamented, square ceiling with a central lozenge-shaped, figurative panel encircled by bellflower, swags and calyxes, with many additional figurative and decorative medallions and corner fans
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (221x420)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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