Robert Adam
A Cottage or Inn among Trees, with Outside Staircase Leading to a Central Tower
About this artwork
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artist:Robert Adam (1728 - 1792) Scottish
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title:A Cottage or Inn among Trees, with Outside Staircase Leading to a Central Tower
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date created:About 1780
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materials:Watercolour over black chalk on paper
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measurements:14.10 x 24.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy transferred 1910
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accession number:D 479
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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...