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Identifier: robertadamhisbro1915swar (find matches)
Title: Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Swarbrick, John, b. 1879
Subjects: Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 Adam, James, d. 1794 Architecture Decoration and ornament, Architectural Furniture
Publisher: London, B.T. Batsford, ltd., New York, C. Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: Wellesley College Library
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compared to the ceiling (Fig. 144), which has been enriched in alight manner, though in very much higher relief than occurs inthe delicately modelled panels that have been introduced upon thewalls. The martial trophies which occur in the wall-panels wereexecuted by Joseph Rose, but the rectangular panels in the centreof each side of the Hall, representing Triumphs of Mars and
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Fig. 145. THE ENTRANCE HALL, HAKEWOOD HOUSE, YORKSHIRE. HAREWOOD HOUSE 199 Neptune, were modelled by Collins. Among the examples offurniture in this room there are a number of painted hall chairswith round backs, which may have been designed by the brothers. From Jewellsaccount of Hare-wood, it appearsthat the whitemarble chimney-pieces in the SouthLibrary were exe-cuted by VanGelder, and thatthe two circularpanels above,which contain re-liefs, representingsacrifices of Venusand Bacchus, werethe work of Col-lins. One of theseis illustrated inFig. 146. In themain StaircaseHall some altera-tions have beenmade since thedays of RobertAdam, thoughthere is reasonto believe thatsome features oi the original scheme have been retained. The large paint-ings of scenery and buildings upon the walls of the Music-Room were executed by Zucchi (see Fig. 147). The ceilingpaintings were stated by Jewell to have been the work of

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  • bookcentury:1900
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  • booksubject:Adam__Robert__1728_1792
  • booksubject:Adam__James__d__1794
  • booksubject:Architecture
  • booksubject:Decoration_and_ornament__Architectural
  • booksubject:Furniture
  • bookpublisher:London__B_T__Batsford__ltd___New_York__C__Scribner_s_Sons
  • bookcontributor:Wellesley_College_Library
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