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Record drawing of the underside of a vault showing a central human face surrounded by symmetrical foliage and rosettes. Two of the four borders are shown with similar decoration.
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Reference number
Adam vol.26/130
Purpose
Record drawing of the underside of a vault showing a central human face surrounded by symmetrical foliage and rosettes. Two of the four borders are shown with similar decoration.
Aspect
Ceiling plan
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1760 - 1763
Medium and dimensions
Red chalk
310 x 509
Hand
Nicolas-François-David Lhuiller (attributed to)
Watermark
fleur de lys in two circles
Notes
This is a larger version in chalk of the pencil drawing in Adam vol.26/68. Here the central head is more masculine than feminine and details of two of the borders are shown.
Level
Drawing
Exhibition history
The Adam Brothers in Rome: Drawings from the Grand Tour, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 25 September 2008 - 14 February 2009
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk