Design of an octagonal ceiling
probably Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792)
Category
Architecture / Drawings
Date
circa 1760
Materials
Ink and colour wash on paper
Measurements
301 x 447 mm
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 109463
Summary
Design of an octagonal ceiling, perhaps for a garden pavilion. Edges cut. Pencil numbering: "26". Formerly in "Sections of Rooms at Kedleston" [CMS inv. no. 109428], p. [59].
Provenance
Created probably 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
Recto: Numbered: "26"
Makers and roles
probably Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792), architect