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[5] Record drawing for the ceiling for the central dome in the gallery, 1767, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/236
Purpose
[5] Record drawing for the ceiling for the central dome in the gallery, 1767, as executed
Aspect
Plan of a circular, domed ceiling, the ornamentation quarter drawn, with a central circular skylight, encircled by bands of tubular flowers, cable moulding, festoons, and lozenge-shaped coffering enclosing rosettes
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling for the Gallery Dome at Newby
Signed and dated
- 1767
1767
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (318 x 323)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton, Giuseppe Sacco or JP Laurent
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 23
Stillman, 1966, p. 79
Beard, 1978, p. 62
Harris, 2001, p. 356
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 263
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Stillman, 1966, p. 79
Beard, 1978, p. 62
Harris, 2001, p. 356
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 263
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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