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  • image SM Adam volume 54/1/53

Reference number

SM Adam volume 54/1/53

Purpose

Preliminary designs for ceilings and a cornice, ND

Aspect

Upper: Part drawn rough plan of a rectangular ceiling with a central patera encircled by rosettes and acanthus leaves, bordered by a band of lozenges Lower left: Part drawn plan of a rectangular ceiling divided into two portions, each of which contains a central patera flanked by acanthus leaves and rosettes, separated by a band of quatrefoils Lower Right: Rough elevation of a cornice

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (137x164)

Hand

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

Level

Drawing

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