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Reference number
SM Adam volume 52/149
Purpose
Preliminary design for a ceiling, ND
Aspect
Part drawn rough plan of a rectangular ceiling with a central figurative medallion encircled by bellflowers, fluting, and panels containing tripods, swans, and foliage, with a fan surmounted by a sphinx in the corner
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on sugar paper (193x178)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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