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[1] Preliminary design for a ceiling for the Temple of Bacchus, 1761
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/1/52
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design for a ceiling for the Temple of Bacchus, 1761
Aspect
Rough plan of a rectangular ceiling with a central rosette enclosed by an octagonal panel, flanked by patera, encircled by festoons, and with a fan in each corner
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
For the Honble Charl. Hamilton of Cobham
Signed and dated
- 1761
datable to 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pencil and pen on laid paper
Hand
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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