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Record drawing of a rectangular panel or pilaster with a straight branch of leaves arising from an acanthus plant at the base, with a flowering rosette at the head. Details of part of a border.
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Reference number
Adam vol.26/76
Purpose
Record drawing of a rectangular panel or pilaster with a straight branch of leaves arising from an acanthus plant at the base, with a flowering rosette at the head. Details of part of a border.
Aspect
Elevation
Inscribed
Inscribed in chalk L
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1760 - 63
Medium and dimensions
Black chalk594 x 185
Hand
Nicolas-François-David Lhuiller (attributed to)
Notes
This composition is very similar to those in Adam vol.26/75, 77 and 87, all of which are inscribed with a capital L and attributed to Nicolas-François-David Lhuiller (d.1793). They represent examples of relief panels without human or animal figures.
Level
Drawing
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