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[99] Record drawing for the ceiling for the gallery as executed, 1769
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
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- 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)
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/171
Purpose
[99] Record drawing for the ceiling for the gallery as executed, 1769
Aspect
Plan as Adam volume 11/170, but only partly drawn and washed
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of the Gallery at Harewood House / A Duplicate (all in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- 1769
1769
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes including terre verte on laid paper (1136 x 435)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, title inscriptions in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 16
Stillman, 1966, p. 103
Mauchline, 1992, p. 77
Harris, 2001, p. 146
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Stillman, 1966, p. 103
Mauchline, 1992, p. 77
Harris, 2001, p. 146
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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