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[17] Finished drawing for the ceiling for the front drawing room, 1769; it is not known if this design was executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 13/25
Purpose
[17] Finished drawing for the ceiling for the front drawing room, 1769; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling, with a central medallion enclosed within a circular frame of Vitruvian scroll, and framed by four pedestals supporting drops of calyx, rosettes enclosed within wreaths, tubular flowers, and anthemia, and the whole is set within an x-shaped frame with a rosette enclosed by an octagon at each corner, and with an apron of festoons on each side, beyond which are segmental compartments with fluted frames, containing urns and arabesques, and the whole is flanked by rectangular bordering compartments containing rosettes and anthemia enclosed within connected lozenges
Scale
bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of the front Drawing room in the 3d. House. Royal Terrace Adelphi / The Back D room at Large 3d House (in pencil)
Signed and dated
- 1769
1769
Medium and dimensions
Pen, wash and coloured washes including pink, olive green and cerulean blue on laid paper (599 x 410)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 33
King, 2001, Volume I, p.84
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p.84
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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