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[2] Preliminary design for a ceiling for the library, 1766, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 8/97
Purpose
[2] Preliminary design for a ceiling for the library, 1766, possibly executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling with apsidal ends, and additional octagonal compartments at either end. The central flat is ornamented with a square compartment containing rosettes, arabesques, lunettes, and festoons, flanked on either side by circular bands of wreaths which overlap into the apses, and contain circular fans. The octagon to the left has octagonal coffering, and to the right a fan ornamented with anthemia, showing alternative designs in each octagon
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Cieling for Lord Despencers Library
Signed and dated
- 1766
datable to 1766
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (519 x 257)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 39
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 297
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 297
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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