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[6] Finished drawing for the ceiling of the hall, as executed, October 1761
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/63
Purpose
[6] Finished drawing for the ceiling of the hall, as executed, October 1761
Aspect
Plan of a square compartmental ceiling, divided by bands of Vitruvian scroll, centred on a recessed octagonal compartment, and with a border of festoons
Scale
bar scale of 1/3 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Cieling for the Hall at Shardeloes The Seat of / William Drake Esquire / 34.4 Square
Signed and dated
- 1761
Robt Adam Architect Octr 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (336 x 432)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, index p. 28
Stillman, 1966, p. 97
G. Beard, The Works of Robert Adam, 1978, p. 38
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Stillman, 1966, p. 97
G. Beard, The Works of Robert Adam, 1978, p. 38
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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