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Adam, Robert, 1728–1792
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1771
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1775
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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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gold leaf
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laid paper
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original gilding
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watercolor
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wood
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Neoclassical
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architectural subject
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frame alteration: no alteration
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frame cross-section: Architrave with oval inlay
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frame feature: Emblematic ornament
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frame feature: Exceptional quality carving
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frame feature: Exceptionally well-preserved gilding
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frame feature: One of a pair
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frame feature: Oval inlay
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frame ornament: Beading; fluted frieze; paterae; beading; spandrels with ribbon-tied foliate garlands of myrtle and ivy
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frame status: Original
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frame style: Neoclassical
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Graces (Charites), generally three in number; 'Gratie' (Ripa)
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ceiling
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chimney pieces
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dining room
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dining rooms
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doors
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frames (furnishings)
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Headfort House
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Ireland
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Kells
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Leinster
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Meath
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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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British Architectural Drawings (Yale Center for British Art) (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-04-21 - 1982-05-30)
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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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Yale Center for British Art
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Eating Parlor Ceiling
1775
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Elevation of the Eating Parlor
1775
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workshop of Robert Adam, 1728–1792
British, Neoclassical frame
4th quarter of 18th century
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workshop of Robert Adam, 1728–1792
British, Neoclassical frame
4th quarter of 18th century