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  • image SM Adam volume 18/4

Reference number

SM Adam volume 18/4

Purpose

[133] Preliminary design for the frieze for an unknown room for an unknown house, c1769-70; it is not known if this design was executed

Aspect

Rough elevation of details of friezes. The top frieze is composed of winged putto, holding festoons which connect to a central gadrooned and flaming urn, supported by a tubular flower and arabesques. The bottom frieze is composed of half-figures, holding festoons, and whose tails are connected to arabesques supporting tubular flowers surmounted by gadrooned, and flaming urns, with scrolled arms which connect to the festoons

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • 1769-70
    datable to c1769-70

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (522 x 327)

Hand

Robert Adam

Literature

For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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