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  • image SM Adam volume 52/151

Reference number

SM Adam volume 52/151

Purpose

Preliminary design for a ceiling, ND

Aspect

Part drawn rough plan of a rectangular ceiling with a central figurative medallion enclosed by laurel leaf tips, palmettes and a wreath of bellflowers containing medallions, winged figures and arabesques. In the bottom left corner there is an arabesque containing a medallion

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (211x165)

Hand

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

Level

Drawing

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