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Reference number
SM Adam volume 8/45
Purpose
Preliminary design for a ceiling, ND
Aspect
Rough plan of an ovoid ceiling with a central rectangular panel. At the center of the rectangular panel is a circular figurative medallion enclosed by a fan containing palmettes and rosettes, with further ornamentation including sphinxes, urns, and arabesques. This panel is further bordered by patera lunettes, strigilation, and segmental compartments containing palmettes, and the whole is enclosed by a band of Vitruvian scroll with foliage
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (320x175)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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