[1] Finished drawing for a picture frame, 1772

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
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  - Marquis of Granby: design for a picture frame, 1772(?) (1)
    - Finished drawing for a picture frame, 1772 (1)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 20/111

Purpose

[1] Finished drawing for a picture frame, 1772

Aspect

Elevation of a rectangular, fluted picture frame, with a central tablet along the bottom edge, containing an urn flanked by arabesques, and with an apron of festoons, and the frame is surmounted by an oval coat of arms, flanked by military trophies and unicorns

Scale

bar scale of 1 3/10 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

Picture frame for the Marquis of Granby

Signed and dated

27/10/1772
Oct 27. / 1772

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including Indian yellow on laid paper (291 x 408)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi

Watermark

JWHATMAN

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 55
Harris, 1963, Index p. 59
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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