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[52] Preliminary design for the ceiling for the gallery, 1761 unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/22
Purpose
[52] Preliminary design for the ceiling for the gallery, 1761 unexecuted
Aspect
Unfinished plan of a long, thin, rectangular ceiling with a central rectangular recess, with compartments ornamented with lozenges of Vitruvian scroll containing paterae, festoons, fans and arabesques
Scale
bar scale 1/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Gallery at Sion / not executed (verso) 22
Signed and dated
- 1761
August 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (992 x 311)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 28
Stillman, 1966, p. 64; Beard, 1978, p. 43
Beard, 1978, p. 58
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Stillman, 1966, p. 64; Beard, 1978, p. 43
Beard, 1978, p. 58
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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