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Preliminary design and designs for pedestals for the hall, c1761-62, Adam volumes 49/47-49 as executed (4)

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Adam volumes 49/48-49 show the executed design for the front and sides of four pedestals - two along each side of the hall - which support figurative sculptures. Adam volume 49/47 shows the executed design for the pedestal in the apse of the hall which supports a cast of the Apollo Belvedere. None of these are shown to their executed design in Adam's laid out wall elevations for the room (Adam volumes 27/35 and 39/3).

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Contents of Preliminary design and designs for pedestals for the hall, c1761-62, Adam volumes 49/47-49 as executed (4)