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[22] Design for the ceiling of the King's room, 1763, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/76
Purpose
[22] Design for the ceiling of the King's room, 1763, as executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular, tripartite ceiling, with a central square compartment, containing a central enclosed patera encircled by a frame of fluting and masks, festoons, wreaths, and rosettes enclosed within wreaths. The central square is flanked by triangular compartments containing rosettes and rinceaux, and the whole is within a border of anthemia and strigils
Scale
bar scale of 3 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Design of a Ceiling for the North East Corner Room at Bowood Park and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- June 1763
Robt Adam Architect 1763 / June 1763
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (413x 262)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 4
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 192
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 192
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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