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[45] Preliminary design for a carved frame, c1767-83
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 3/22
Purpose
[45] Preliminary design for a carved frame, c1767-83
Aspect
Elevation of a rectangular frame ornamented with acanthus leaves, garlands, olive leaves, arabesques, half figures, putti, a dog, a snake, a sphinx, and surmounted by an urn
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
some dimensions given (in pencil)
Signed and dated
- 1767-83
date range: 1767-83
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (334 x 495)
Hand
George Richardson
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 19
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
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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