'Ceiling design for the Great Drawing Room at Saltram'.
Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792)
Category
Architecture / Drawings
Date
1768
Materials
Paper,watercolour paint,oak and glass
Measurements
525 x 725 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 871172
Summary
Pen and watercolour drawing - 'Ceiling design for the Great Drawing Room at Saltram'. A pen and watercolour drawing by Robert Adam, signed and dated 1768. It was one of four designs submitted by Adam for the decoration of the ceiling of the saloon. This design was not carried out. Note: This is unframed as of 2022.
Provenance
At Saltram by 1900 and by descent given to NT by Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley as part of the Endowment
Makers and roles
Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792), architect Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792), designer