Section of the east end of the Library
Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792)
Category
Architecture / Drawings
Date
1760
Materials
Ink with grey and pink wash on paper
Measurements
360 x 510 mm
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 109441
Summary
"Section of the East End of the Library ... bookcase right across E wall pictures measured" (Christie's description). Includes two pencil sketches of statues on book cases. Measures for the three paintings given, although they are not identified. Scale in feet. Numbered: "13". Signed and dated: "Robt Adam architect 1760". Watermark: "J Villedary". According to Leslie Harris, this and the other finished drawings for the Library may have been produced in 1765, after the plan to create four pavilions had been abandoned. (see Harris, "Robert Adam and Kedleston", p. 42) [See also CMS inv. nos. 109438, 109439, 109440, 109442 & 109443]. This and the other library drawings were previously bound in "Sections of Rooms at Kedleston" (CMS inv. no. 109428), pp. [19], [21]-[25], [27].
Provenance
Created by Robert Adam for Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale. By descent to Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale. Acquired by gift as part of the transfer of Kedleston Hall to the National Trust in 1987.
Marks and inscriptions
Above drawing: "Section of the Chimney Side of the Library" Recto, left bottom corner: Signed and dated: "Robt Adam Architect 1760" Recto, left top corner: Numbered "13"
Makers and roles
Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792), architect