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  • image SM Adam volume 8/45

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

Level

Drawing

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