Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792, British
Title:
Headfort House, Ireland: Lady's Room Ceiling
Date:
1772
Materials & Techniques:
Graphic, watercolor with pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 3/8 x 22 3/16 inches (44.1 x 56.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper center: "Design of a Cieling for the Lady's Room over the Saloon. For His Right Honble. The Earl of Bective."; lower center: "Cornice" | labeled scale; inscribed on verso, center right: "Ceiling for the Room over The Saloon | A Design for A Ceiling for the Room over the Saloon at Headfort"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.805
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | griffins | Graces (Charites), generally three in number; 'Gratie' (Ripa) | urns | scale (rule) | Neoclassical | rosettes | festoons | anthemions | women | ceiling | friezes | saloon
Associated Places:
Kells | Meath | Leinster | Ireland | Headfort House
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Spirit of Antiquity - Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Robert Adam, and Charles-Louis Clerisseau (Washington University Gallery of Art, 1984-10-07 - 1984-11-25)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12214