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Prints and Drawings
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Adam, Robert, 1728–1792
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Richardson, George, ca.1738–ca.1813
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1771
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Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
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male
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18th century
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black ink
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laid paper
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graphite
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gray wash
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brown ink
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watercolor
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Neoclassical
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architectural subject
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doors
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rosettes
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festoons
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frames (furnishings)
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grotesques
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stairs
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balustrades
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dining rooms
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staircases
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urns
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ceilings
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chimney pieces
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paintings
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sphinx
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walls
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Headfort House
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Ireland
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Kells
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Meath
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Leinster
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Exhibition History
City Dwellings and Country Houses - Robert Adam and his Style (Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 1982-01-19 - 1982-04-11)
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Ireland - Art on a World Stage 1690-1840 (The Art Institute of Chicago, 2015-03-17 - 2015-06-07)
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The Spirit of Antiquity - Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Robert Adam, and Charles-Louis Clerisseau (Washington University Gallery of Art, 1984-10-07 - 1984-11-25)
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The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
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Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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The Architect and the British Country House (High Museum of Art, 1986-08-03 - 1986-09-27)
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The Architect and the British Country House (National Academy Museum & School, 1986-05-04 - 1986-06-20)
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The Architect and the British Country House (The Octagon Museum, 1985-11-05 - 1986-04-06)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Ceiling of the Front Hall
1771
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Elevations of the Front Hall
between 1771 and 1775
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Ceiling of the Eating Parlor
between 1771 and 1775
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of One End of the Parlor
1771
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Elevation of the Eating Parlor
1771
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
between 1771 and 1775
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
1771 or 1772
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Detail of Entablature in the Staircase
between 1771 and 1775
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Elevation of the Eating Parlor
1771
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of One End of the Parlor
1771
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Elevation of One End of the Parlor
between 1771 and 1775
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Elevation of the Eating Parlor
1771
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
between 1771 and 1775
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
between 1771 and 1775
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Staircase Ceiling
between 1771 and 1775
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House: Great Room Door and Panel
between 1771 and 1775