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[31] Alternative design for the ceiling for the library (now the old library), 1765-66
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
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- Harewood House, Yorkshire: designs for alterations to the church and house; for the interior decoration; and for a greenhouse and gateway for Edwin Lascelles, 1759-1782 (121)
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/136
Purpose
[31] Alternative design for the ceiling for the library (now the old library), 1765-66
Aspect
Plan as Adam volume 11/135
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Library at Gawthorpe House / not executed / A Duplicate
Signed and dated
- 1766
1766
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (593 x 468)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 16
Mauchline, 1992, p. 70
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Mauchline, 1992, p. 70
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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