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[5] Preliminary design for a pedestal, 1761, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/3/53
Purpose
[5] Preliminary design for a pedestal, 1761, as executed
Aspect
Rough elevation of a tapered pedestal ornamented with a wreath, bow and vines
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Mr Hamilton / Scale 1 Inch / to a Foot / Pedestal / For the Bust in the / Temple of Bacchus
Signed and dated
- 1761
datable to 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (61 x 150)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 7
Harris, 1963, pp. 51, 99
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 1963, pp. 51, 99
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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