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Unfinished record drawing of four panels for wall decoration, showing foliage, figures and vases in grotesque patterns.
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Reference number
Adam vol.26/164
Purpose
Unfinished record drawing of four panels for wall decoration, showing foliage, figures and vases in grotesque patterns.
Aspect
Details
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink A, A, D, D
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1760 - 1763
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen
463 x 307
Hand
Giuseppe Manocchi (attributed to)
Notes
The display of these panels as long strips is similar to that found in Adam vol.26/134; like them they are probably references for later decorative schemes, inspired by those from the Vatican logge in Rome. There are similar strip compositions of arabesque panels in volume 19 (see Adam vol.19/106)
Level
Drawing
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