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[32] Finished drawing for a door panel for the great drawing room, 1774, as executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 24/261
Purpose
[32] Finished drawing for a door panel for the great drawing room, 1774, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of a square door panel, ornamented with a central circular medallion, within a frame of waterleaf and husks, supported by rinceaux enclosing rosettes, and hung by a bow from festoons and drops of bell flowers, connected to a mask flanked by rosettes, and supporting two musical trophies
Scale
to a scale, possibly full size
Inscribed
Earl of Derby
Signed and dated
- 1774
datable to 1774
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes including Indian yellow, pink, and terre verte on laid paper (298 x 302)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 38
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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