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[112] Finished drawing for an unknown chimneypiece, 1767
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 22/187
Purpose
[112] Finished drawing for an unknown chimneypiece, 1767
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece with scrolled stiles, with a frieze ornamented with a tazza and arabesques, and an oval figurative tablet, and with urns in the capitals
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/4 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the [ _ ] room at Harewood (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- 1767
1767
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (440 x 278)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 16
Harris, 2007, p. 87
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 2007, p. 87
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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