Robert Adam
River Landscape with a Castle, Lake and Sailing Boat
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About this artwork
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title:River Landscape with a Castle, Lake and Sailing Boat
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accession number:D 444
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materials:Pen, brown ink and watercolour on paper, laid on to Adam's original mount
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date created:Dated 1782
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measurements:24.90 x 26.50 cm
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy transferred 1910
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Adam was one of the most successful and fashionable architects in Britain, whose numerous designs combined classical inspiration with delicate decorative features. Educated in Edinburgh's enlightened intellectual circles, Adam joined his father's architectural practice. On William's death, Robert ran it in partnership with his brothers. He travelled to Italy and…