Robert Adam
Design for a Library Wall with a Chimney Piece and Overmantel (with a Roman 'Vedute')
About this artwork
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artist:Robert Adam (1728 - 1792) Scottish
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title:Design for a Library Wall with a Chimney Piece and Overmantel (with a Roman 'Vedute')
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date created:About 1815
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materials:Pen, grey ink and watercolour on paper
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measurements:19.00 x 21.50 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 499
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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...
