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[43] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the great staircase, 1771, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/241
Purpose
[43] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the great staircase, 1771, as executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling, with a central oval rosette, encircled by acanthus leaves enclosed within triangles, and between the triangles are calyx, and the whole is enclosed within an oval frame of Vitruvian scroll
Scale
bar scale of 3/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Cieling for the Great Staircase at Newby
Signed and dated
- 1771
1771
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (428 x 336)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 23
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 263
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 263
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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