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[22] Full size working drawing for the ornamental panels of a pianoforte case for Queen Charlotte, 1780, probably unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 49/2
Purpose
[22] Full size working drawing for the ornamental panels of a pianoforte case for Queen Charlotte, 1780, probably unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a panel divided into three compartments, with ornamental strips of musical instruments on ribbon in between. The central rectangular compartment contains a large oval panel, flanked on either side by a giant order on a pedestal ornamented with cameos, lion head, unicorn heads - a rostral column to the left, and ornamented with miltary trophies to the right - and surrounded by flags, naval and military paraphernalia. Above are swags of drapery. In the compartments to either side are an enclosed, crowned lion on one side, and an enclosed, crowned unicorn on the other, each encircled by an olive wreath
Scale
full size
Inscribed
Design for the Queens Piano Forte (verso) 1
Signed and dated
- June 1780
Adelphi / 21s June 1780
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes including pink on laid paper (1597 x 374)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 35
Harris, 1963, p. 54
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 275
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, p. 54
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 275
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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