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[9] Finished drawing for a garden pavilion, 1764, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/107
Purpose
[9] Finished drawing for a garden pavilion, 1764, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a circular ceiling with a central rosette encircled by fluting, cable moulding, a fan enclosing arabesques and calyx, masks, a band of anthemia enclosed by scrolled hearts, bows, festoons, medallions enclosed within wreaths, urns supported by tripods and a border of arabesques, calyx and rosettes
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Plan of the Ceiling of the Temple
Signed and dated
- 1764
1764
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (454 x 615)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 57
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 218
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 218
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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