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  • image SM Adam volume 54/1/3 verso

Reference number

SM Adam volume 54/1/3 verso

Purpose

Preliminary design for a ceiling, ND

Aspect

Rough plan of a square ceiling with a central figurative medallion encircled by guilloche, bellflowers, olive leaves and medallions, bordered by rectangular panels containing figures, urns and swags, square panels containing fans, and by dentils. At the right there are lines and curves, a detail of a square ceiling, and sketches of foliage

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (202x250)

Hand

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

Level

Drawing

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