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[9] Design for the ceiling for the great room, 1765
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/39
Purpose
[9] Design for the ceiling for the great room, 1765
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular tripartite ceiling with a central circular canvas depicting a charioteer encircled by circular panels containing vases and flowers. In each corner are small portraits busts
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Drawing Room at Lord Coventrys in Piccadilly / Not executed
Signed and dated
- June 1765
June 1765
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (328 x 431)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Nasmith or William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 309
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 309
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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