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[1] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the drawing room, possibly as executed, 1761
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/64
Purpose
[1] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the drawing room, possibly as executed, 1761
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling containing a large central oval compartment containing medallions, a fan, arabesques and a central rosette, framed by four rectangular panels containing winged and horned lions, and with arabesques in each corner
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Earl of Hertford's Drawing Room in Grosvenor Street
Signed and dated
- 1761
1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes including Indian red and Prussian blue (565 x 419)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 39
Stillman, 1966, p. 96
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 381, Volume II, p. 170
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Stillman, 1966, p. 96
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 381, Volume II, p. 170
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Exhibition history
Original Drawings of Robert and James Adam, Kenwood House, London, 1953
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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