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[7] Preliminary design for a girandole, 1772
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 6/8
Purpose
[7] Preliminary design for a girandole, 1772
Aspect
Rough elevation of a girandole, with a central lyre motif, ornamented with rosettes, a mask, an anthemion, acanthus leaves, and festoons of bell flowers, and supporting candle branches, and further festoons connected to flanking bows
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1772
datable to 1772
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (130 x 126)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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