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London: Parliament House (designs for). Unfinished design showing the circular central panel of a floor pattern incorporating the royal arms and radiating decoration.
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Reference number
Adam vol.7/11
Purpose
London: Parliament House (designs for). Unfinished design showing the circular central panel of a floor pattern incorporating the royal arms and radiating decoration.
Aspect
Plan
verso plan
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1763
Medium and dimensions
Pencil
365 x 492 folded vertically
Hand
James Adam
Verso
Unfinished design in pencil showing part of a semi-circular floor plan with the royal arms in a circle in the centre.
Watermark
Cardinal's hat above shield
Notes
This drawing is part of a group of drawings of various floor patterns for James Adam's Parliament House scheme, see Adam vol.7/5-10, 12, 72 and 74-76. The detail of this aspect of the scheme would suggest that these drawings were executed in the 1763 period. The two sketches on recto and verso can be related to the more finished floor design in Adam vol.7/8.
Level
Drawing
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