[20] Preliminary design for a family tree mural on the wall in the chapel, c1777, some variant of this design was executed

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  - Alnwick Castle, Northumberland: designs for interior decoration and buildings in the park for the 1st Duke of Northumberland, 1769-83 (36)
    - Preliminary design and finished drawing for a family tree mural on the wall in the chapel, 1777, some variant of this design was executed (2)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 27/38

Purpose

[20] Preliminary design for a family tree mural on the wall in the chapel, c1777, some variant of this design was executed

Aspect

Wall elevation with three-lobed arches; ornamented with portraits in medieval dress supported by pedestals, flanking a family tree

Scale

to a scale

Inscribed

the Middle nine foot Inches High / the two Side eight foot three Inches / 10 foot from side to side

Signed and dated

1777
datable to c1777

Medium and dimensions

Pen on laid paper (435 x 382)

Hand

Robert Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 1
Harris, 2001, pp. 90, 343
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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