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  • image SM Adam volume 11/39

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.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk