Design for a Ceiling with Square Central Compartment and Semicircular Ends, the Ornament of Foliage and Grotesque Motifs

Anonymous, British, late 18th century British

Former Attribution Formerly attributed to School of Robert Adam British, Scottish

late 18th century

Not on view

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Title: Design for a Ceiling with Square Central Compartment and Semicircular Ends, the Ornament of Foliage and Grotesque Motifs
Artist: Anonymous, British, late 18th century
Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to School of Robert Adam (British, Kirkcaldy, Scotland 1728–1792 London)
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Pen and ink and watercolor
Dimensions: sheet: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
Object Number: 62.635.201
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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