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[23] Design for a chimneypiece for the great drawing room (now the portico room), 1774, executed with minor alterations
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/61
Purpose
[23] Design for a chimneypiece for the great drawing room (now the portico room), 1774, executed with minor alterations
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with pilaster stiles ornamented with an urn, anthemia and husks. Below this there are diminutive wreaths containing sphinxes, tubular flowers, masks and calyx. The capitals contain ox skulls and there is a frieze of fans, arabesques and beading, with a central tablet depicting reclining figures and heraldic stags (the Bathurst armorial supporters)
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the 2nd Drawing room at Apsley House and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1774
1774.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (406 x 292)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or William Hamilton
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or William Hamilton
Watermark
IHS IVILLEDARY
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 44
Harris, 2001(b), p. 100
Lea, 2005, pp. 9, 15
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 2001(b), p. 100
Lea, 2005, pp. 9, 15
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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