Robert Adam
Landscape with a Castle above a River with a Sailing Boat - In the Foreground, Two Figures on Horseback, Another Walking
About this artwork
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artist:Robert AdamScottish (1728 - 1792)
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title:Landscape with a Castle above a River with a Sailing Boat - In the Foreground, Two Figures on Horseback, Another Walking
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date created:About 1780
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materials:Pen, brown ink and grey wash over black chalk on paper, laid down on Adam's original mount
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measurements:24.70 x 30.60 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 449
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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...
