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[73] Finished drawing for the ceiling for the 1st drawing room (now the yellow drawing room), 1765-1768
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/159
Purpose
[73] Finished drawing for the ceiling for the 1st drawing room (now the yellow drawing room), 1765-1768
Aspect
Plan as Adam volume 11/158
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the room on the right hand side of the Saloon at Gawthorpe (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- 1765
1765
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (539 x 437)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Nasmith, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 16
Mauchline, 1992, p. 82
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Mauchline, 1992, p. 82
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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