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[24] Preliminary design for the chimney wall for the dining room, c1761-62, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 27/64
Purpose
[24] Preliminary design for the chimney wall for the dining room, c1761-62, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough elevation with a central chimney with volute stiles and a festoon frieze, and a figurative overmantel supporting a bust, flanked on either side by sculpture-filled niches and aedicular doors. The wall is ornamented with festoons and rectangular figurative panels
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
Side of the Great Dining Room
Signed and dated
- 1761-62
datable to c1761-62
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (242 x 156)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
For a full list of literature reference see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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