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  • image SM Adam volume 13/82

Reference number

SM Adam volume 13/82

Purpose

Finished drawing for a ceiling, ND

Aspect

Plan of a rectangular ceiling with three compartments, the central one being a square with a central figurative medallion enclosed by acanthus leaves, guilloche and a wreath of festoons, ribbons, swags and portraits set within lozenges, set within a grotesque garland which contains satyrs surmounting urns, sphinxes flanking figurative medallions, arabesques, and festoons. The two flanking rectangular compartments contain tubular flowers, arabesque and medallions enclosing rosettes, and the border is of scrolled heart

Scale

bar scale of 3/4 inch to 1 foot

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen, wash and coloured washes on laid paper (592x422)

Hand

Adam office hand

Level

Drawing

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