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[24] Unfinished alternative record drawing for the ceiling of the drawing room, 1761
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/67
Purpose
[24] Unfinished alternative record drawing for the ceiling of the drawing room, 1761
Aspect
Plan as Adam volume 11/66 but with more elaborate arabesque ornamentation, and with a border band in pencil to the right-hand side
Scale
bar scale 2/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for William Drake Esqr at Shardeloes
Signed and dated
- 1761
1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (448 x 298)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 28
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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