Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792, British
Title:
Headfort House, Ireland: Staircase Ceiling
Date:
between 1771 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, pen and black and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 5/8 inches (54 x 37.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, top center: "Design of a Cieling for the Staircase. For the Right The Earl of Bective."; in pen and brown ink, lower center, bar scale labeled; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper right: "5", "5"; in pen and brown ink: "drawing of the Ceiling of my Stair Case"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.802
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
Neoclassical | rosettes | festoons | ceilings | stairs | architectural subject
Associated Places:
Headfort House | Kells | Ireland
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:12209