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  • image SM Adam volume 11/115

Reference number

SM Adam volume 11/115

Purpose

[16] Presentation drawing for a ceiling for the ante room, c1767, executed with minor alterations

Aspect

Plan of a rectangular coved ceiling centred on a rosette encircled by fluting, arabesques, a band of cable moulding, and swags and husks

Scale

bar scale of 5/8 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Cieling of the Anti room at Kenwood

Signed and dated

  • c1767
    17[torn] datable to c1767

Medium and dimensions

Pen and wash on laid paper (428 x 309)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 19
Bryant, 1990, p. 14
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 115
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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