Robert Adam
View of the Inside of the Gateway to St Augustine's Monastery at Canterbury
About this artwork
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artist:Robert Adam (1728 - 1792) Scottish
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title:View of the Inside of the Gateway to St Augustine's Monastery at Canterbury
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date created:Dated 18th September, 1784
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materials:Pen and ink and grey wash over traces of black chalk on paper, formerly laid down
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measurements:26.20 x 37.50 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 442
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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...
