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  • image SM Adam volume 11/69

Reference number

SM Adam volume 11/69

Purpose

[17] Finished drawing of a ceiling for the great parlour, as executed, 1761

Aspect

Plan of a rectangular ceiling with a large central elliptical compartment, framed by a band of reed and ribbon intertwined with thyrsi and vines, and with four corner trophy medallions

Scale

bar scale of 2/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Design of a Cieling for the Great Parlour at Shardeloes The Seat of William Drake Esqr and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 1761
    1761

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (402 x 339)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 62
Stillman, 1966, pp. 62, 97-98
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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