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Design for a Ceiling for the First Drawing Room at Culzean Castle, Ayrshire

Robert Adam British, Scottish
1779–82
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Ceiling for the First Drawing Room at Culzean Castle, Ayrshire
  • Artist: Robert Adam (British, Kirkcaldy, Scotland 1728–1792 London)
  • Date: 1779–82
  • Medium: Pen and ink, brush and green wash and watercolor
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 13 9/16 x 17 in. (34.4 x 43.2 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1934
  • Object Number: 34.78.2(20)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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