RM2HGNGWD–Console table from Croome Court, Worcestershire 1765 Robert Adam British, Scottish Architect Robert Adam’s favorite carver was Sefferin Alken, a Danish craftsman working in London. Alken strictly followed Adam’s meticulous drawings during his employment, then left after four years to work for a rival designer. Here, we see Adam’s delicate ornament and Alken’s precise carving at their lightest and most kinetic. The painted surfaces evoke the ancient plasterwork that had been newly excavated from Pompeii and Herculaneum, while the marble-veneered tabletop demonstrates an innovation that probably
RMKHR8GT–The Lady Ratclif, wife of Robert, 1st Earl of Sussex of the Ratcliffes. Probably the erudite Mary Arundell (d.1557), only child of Sir John Arundell of Cornwall. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, Hamilton, Adams, London, 1884.
RM2R7K8N9–Montage of American Theatrical Figures 1866
RM2AXGWED–Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . s among the drawings in the Soane Collection,and upon it there is the inscription, Ceiling of the Tapestry Roomat Osterley, 1772 (Adam Series, Soane Collection, vol. ix., No. 206).In another volume, in the same collection, a design maybe seen, whichis entitled, Glass frame for the Tapestry Room at Osterley, 1775(Adam Series, Soane Collection, vol. xx., No. 42). Among Robert Adams early clients was Sir James Lowther, theMember of Parliament for Cumberland and Westmoreland, who wasraised
RMPPCPY3–The Lady Ratclif, wife of Robert, 1st Earl of Sussex of the Ratcliffes. Probably the erudite Mary Arundell (d.1557), only child of Sir John Arundell of Cornwall. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, Hamilton, Adams, London, 1884.
RM2AXHPX3–Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . made out a ground plan, elevation, and sectionby the 20th January 1762. The design ultimately prepared fromthese preliminary studies is now in vol. xxviii. of the Adam Seriesin the Soane Collection, but a few sketches and a considerablenumber of detail drawings will be found in the seventh volume of thesame series. Concerning James Adams engagements during the year 1762,no further information can be elicited from the published portionsof his Journal. It is, however, stated in Ancient M
RMPANX4N–Design and Plan for a City Bisected by Train Tracks. Artist: Robert Adams (British (?), active ca. 1900). Dimensions: Image: 6 5/16 × 25 3/16 in. (16.1 × 63.9 cm) Sheet: 9 1/8 × 28 1/16 in. (23.2 × 71.2 cm). Date: ca. 1900. This drawing includes a three dimensional rendering of a city at left, with a plan at right. The commercial district is shown above, the residential district below and the zones separated by train tracks crossed by a bridge. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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