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[44] Preliminary design for a girandole for the gallery, 1770, executed with alterations
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 52/119
Purpose
[44] Preliminary design for a girandole for the gallery, 1770, executed with alterations
Aspect
Rough elevation of a pear-shaped girandole, ornamented with anthemia, acanthus leaves, rosettes, festoons, two winged herms, and birds(?), and with an apron composed of a fan and festoons
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1770
datable to 1770
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (172 x 263)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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