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[1] Record drawing for the interior decoration of the drawing room, 1783, possibly as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 14/88
Purpose
[1] Record drawing for the interior decoration of the drawing room, 1783, possibly as executed
Aspect
Unfinished plan of a tripartite, rectangular ceiling articulated by bands of Vitruvian scroll, with a central rosette enclosed by an octagon encircled by festoons, figurative medallions within rectangular compartments, and peltoid shields
Scale
bar scale of 5/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Ceiling of Drawingroom for Charles Barnett Esqr at Stratton near Beagleswade and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- September 1783
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Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes including terre verte on laid paper (541 x 291)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with addition to title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 29
King, 2001, Volume I, pp. 253-54
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, pp. 253-54
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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