Finished drawing for the great staircase, 1769, as executed (1)

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
- Country houses
  - Harewood House, Yorkshire: designs for alterations to the church and house; for the interior decoration; and for a greenhouse and gateway for Edwin Lascelles, 1759-1782 (121)
    - Designs for the interior decoration of the house, including the hall, music room, saloon, dining room, gallery, library, bed rooms, dressing rooms, great staircase and portico soffit, 1765-1778 (107)

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Finished drawing for the great staircase, 1769, as executed (1)

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The great staircase is located in the centre of the western half of the house, between the 1st drawing room and the music room. The design of this staircase itself was by Carr, but the decoration of the stairwell was by Adam. Adam's work on the ground-floor level was altered by Barry in the 1840s when the lower flight was moved from the wall into the centre of the well to create an Imperial stair.

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Contents of Finished drawing for the great staircase, 1769, as executed (1)

[89] Finished drawing for the great staircase, 1769, as executed