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[6] Alternative preliminary design for the ceiling of the drawing room, 1758-59
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/1/17
Purpose
[6] Alternative preliminary design for the ceiling of the drawing room, 1758-59
Aspect
Rough part plan of a rectangular ceiling containing large concentric ovals, the outer ring with octagons, the inner ring with rinceaux and palmettes
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1758-1759
datable to 1758-59
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (160 x 120)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 18
Stillman, 1966, p. 96
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Stillman, 1966, p. 96
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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