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[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
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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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