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[124] Finished drawing for the ceiling for the drawing room in an unknown house, 1769, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 13/20
Purpose
[124] Finished drawing for the ceiling for the drawing room in an unknown house, 1769, as executed
Aspect
Plan of a tripartite, rectangular ceiling, divided by bands of rosettes enclosed within figure-of-eight wreaths, and with a central square compartment containing a central medallion, encircled by festoons and peltoid shields, and set within a cross-shaped frame, attended by an x-shaped frame, containing an oval medallion in each arm, and between the arms of the x-shape are segmental patera enclosed within fans, and the central square is flanked by rectangular compartments containing a repeating pattern of rinceaux, anthemia, and enclosed urns
Scale
bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling of the Drawing room at No. _ Adam Street Adelphi
Signed and dated
- 1769
1769
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured wash including pink, sepia and olive green on laid paper (605 x 427)
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
Exhibition history
Original Drawings of Robert and James Adam, Kenwood House, London, 1953
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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