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Preliminary design, and finished drawings for a ceiling for the Temple of Bacchus, 1761 (4)
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Preliminary design, and finished drawings for a ceiling for the Temple of Bacchus, 1761 (4)
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Adam volume 54/1/52 has recently been attributed, and shows the early phase of the design for this ceiling.
In Adam volume 11/62 the original central octagonal panel has been cut away and the current drawing affixed.
According to King, twentieth-century excavations unearthed enough plaster fragments to show that there was a stucco ceiling in the Temple of Bacchus, though it is not possible to prove that this ceiling was to Adam's design. There are no known photographs of the interior.
In Adam volume 11/62 the original central octagonal panel has been cut away and the current drawing affixed.
According to King, twentieth-century excavations unearthed enough plaster fragments to show that there was a stucco ceiling in the Temple of Bacchus, though it is not possible to prove that this ceiling was to Adam's design. There are no known photographs of the interior.
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Contents of Preliminary design, and finished drawings for a ceiling for the Temple of Bacchus, 1761 (4)
- [1] Preliminary design for a ceiling for the Temple of Bacchus, 1761
- [2] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the Temple of Bacchus, 1761
- [3] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the Temple of Bacchus, 1761
- [4] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the Temple of Bacchus, 1761