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  • image SM Adam volume 8/66

Reference number

SM Adam volume 8/66

Purpose

Preliminary variant designs for a ceiling, ND

Aspect

Left: Plan of a highly-ornamented square ceiling with a central figurative medallion set in an octagonal panel, with acanthus leaves and calyx. Surrounding this panel are additional decorative panels with rosettes, peltoid shields, ox skulls, festoons and swags. The ceiling is bordered by figurative lunettes and fans Right: Plan of a highly-ornamented square ceiling with a central figurative medallion set in a square panel, with palmettes and winged figures. Surrounding this panel are figurative medallions linked by bellflowers and arabesques, bordered by festoons, fans, and lunettes of patera

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (174x299)

Hand

probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam

Level

Drawing

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