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[114] Finished drawing for the 'mosaic' ceiling for the library, 1761, as executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/70
Purpose
[114] Finished drawing for the 'mosaic' ceiling for the library, 1761, as executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling with octagonal coffering ornamented with rosettes and acanthus leaves
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Cieling for the Library at Shardeloes
Signed and dated
- 1761
1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (423 x 291)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias
Literature
Harris, 2001, p. 30
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 186
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 186
Level
Drawing
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