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[21] Finished drawing for the ceiling for the back drawing room, 1769; it is not known if this design was executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 13/26
Purpose
[21] Finished drawing for the ceiling for the back drawing room, 1769; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Plan as Adam volume 5/61, but with scrolled hearts within the bordering rectangular compartments, and the whole is set within a border of Vitruvian scroll
Scale
bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of the back Drawing room at No. 3. Royal Terrace Adelphi / (and in pencil) A / A / A / D Yd / 3 and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1769
1769
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including pink, olive green and cerulean blue on laid paper (492 x 428)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 33
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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