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[9] Preliminary design for a ceiling for the rear drawing room for John Devall, 1772, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 8/93
Purpose
[9] Preliminary design for a ceiling for the rear drawing room for John Devall, 1772, as executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling, containing a repeating pattern of a large circular compartment, containing a medallion, encircled by festoons, and segmental compartments, and the repeats of this to each side are shown only in detail, forming semicircular compartments, with lozenges and tubular flowers between each compartment, and with a border of Vitruvian scroll
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Mr Deval's Back Room and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1772
datable to 1772
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (567 x 401)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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