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Preliminary design for three candlesticks, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 24/153 verso
Purpose
Preliminary design for three candlesticks, ND
Aspect
Elevation of three candlesticks. From left to right:
1) Elevation of a candlestick with a turned shaft ornamented by medallions, figures, strigilation, patera and foliage, surmounting a base encircled by bay leaves and Vitruvian scroll
2) Elevation of a candlestick with a turned shaft ornamented by a panel of figures, masks and fluting, surmounting a fluted base
3) Elevation of a candlestick with a turned shaft ornamented by petals, ram masks, peltoid shields and festoons, and surmounting a double-layered base encircled by Vitruvian scroll, bay leaves, ram masks and fluting
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (411x253)
Hand
probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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