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  • image SM Adam volume 8/39

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

Level

Drawing

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