Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Robert Adam, 1728–1792, British
Title:: Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
Date:: between 1771 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, gray wash, pen and black and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches (54 x 36.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper center: "Section of the Window side of the Staircase. For the Right Hon.ble The Earl of Bective."; in pen and brown ink, lower center, bar scale labeled: "Scale of", "10", "5", "10 Feet"; inscribed on verso in graphite, bottom right: "10"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1975.2.801
Classification:: Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: urns | staircases | stairs | balustrades | windows | wall | rosettes | grotesques | Neoclassical | architectural subject
Associated Places:: Headfort House | Ireland | Kells
Currently On View:: Not on view
Exhibition History:: City Dwellings and Country Houses - Robert Adam and his Style (Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 1982-01-19 - 1982-04-11)
Publications:: City dwellings and country houses, Robert Adam and his style. , Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, 1982, NJ18 Ad3 C66 (Haas)+ Oversize
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12208