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[7] Design for a ceiling for the drawing room (now the library), as executed, 1759
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/3
Purpose
[7] Design for a ceiling for the drawing room (now the library), as executed, 1759
Aspect
Plan of a square ceiling with a canted bay, a central circular compartment, and four radiating quadrant sections forming an x-shape arrangement, ornamented with figured medallions and naval trophies
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Ceiling for Admiral Boscawens Drawing Room Markd E on the Plan / 24 feet Sqr without the Beam
Signed and dated
- 1759
1759
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (314 x 435)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 17
Stillman, 1966, p. 36
Harris, 2007, p. 27
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Stillman, 1966, p. 36
Harris, 2007, p. 27
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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