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[6] Finished drawing showing a plan, elevation and profile of a harpsichord case, 1774, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/10
Purpose
[6] Finished drawing showing a plan, elevation and profile of a harpsichord case, 1774, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan, elevation and profile as Adam volume 25/9, but to a different scale, and with an additional band of enclosed anthemia on the side of the instrument
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Front of the Harpsichord / for The Empress of Russia / Plan of the Harpsichord
Signed and dated
- 1774
Adelphi / 1774
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including pink, cerulean blue and Indian yellow on laid paper (406 x 573)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 57
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 257
Libin, 2001, pp. 355, 360
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 257
Libin, 2001, pp. 355, 360
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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