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[93] Preliminary design for a screen, 1773-75, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 27/59
Purpose
[93] Preliminary design for a screen, 1773-75, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough elevation of a three-bay screen, taking the form of a trimphal arch, articulated by engaged Corinthian columns, with a high central arch containing a lantern, and a lion on a strigilated pedestal, flanked by lower arches, containing figurative sculptures, and surmounted by medallions containing military trophies, and with a fluted frieze, and an attic ornamented with rectangular figurative panels
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
Screen to Cover the Kitchen Offices / at Lord Stanleys House
Signed and dated
- 1773-75
date range: 1773-75
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (202 x 222)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 38
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 221
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 221
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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