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Preliminary variant designs for a ceiling, ND
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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
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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