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  • image SM Adam volume 52/149

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

Level

Drawing

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