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Preliminary variant designs for a ceiling, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 52/138
Purpose
Preliminary variant designs for a ceiling, ND
Aspect
Upper: Part drawn rough plan of a rectangular ceiling with a central figurative medallion encircled by bellflowers and enclosed by a segmented border containing figurative panels alternating with arabesques
Lower: Part drawn rough plan of a rectangular ceiling with a central figurative medallion flanked by palmettes and enclosed within Vitruvian scroll, further encircled by bellflowers containing urns and by a segmental border of figurative medallions, arabesques, sphinxes and peltoid shields
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (467x300)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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