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[104] Alternative preliminary design for the chimneypiece for the gallery, 1777
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/202
Purpose
[104] Alternative preliminary design for the chimneypiece for the gallery, 1777
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with robed caryatid stiles, but the left-hand caryatid is robed differently from Adam volume 22/201, the right-hand caryatid is holding one arm aloft, and the left-hand caryatid is holding both arms aloft, and supporting festoons, and with a frieze, tablet and capitals as in Adam volume 22/201
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
3d Design of a Chimney Piece for the Gallery at Harewood (in the hand of William Adam
Signed and dated
- June 1777
Adelphi / 13t June 1777
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (404 x 291)
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. 80
Harris, 2001, pp. 146, 149
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Stillman, 1966. p. 103
Mauchline, 1992, p. 80
Harris, 2001, pp. 146, 149
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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