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  • image SM Adam volume 52/142

Reference number

SM Adam volume 52/142

Purpose

Preliminary design for a ceiling, ND

Aspect

Part drawn rough plan of an octagonal ceiling with a central panel containing a figurative medallion encircled by Vitruvian scroll and by coin moulding enclosing palmettes which is flanked by bordering panels containing grotesque

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (280x248)

Hand

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

Level

Drawing

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