Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1916)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London : B. T. Batsford · leaf 32
1can pretend tono skill in thedetail of archi-tecture. I judgenow of the art.merely as apainter. When Ispeak of \ an-brugh. I mean tospeak of him inthe language ofour art. 1 o speak thin of\ anl)rugh in thelanguage ot apainter, he had originality of invention, he understood light and shadow, he had… … liy. 7.—Ihk R.vdci.iffe Librakn, OxkikhJanHs (libbs, Architect. 12 THK LIVKS AND WORK OF ROBERT AND JAMES ADAM the background, by which the design and invention is set off tothe greatest advantage. What the background is in painting, inarchitecture is the real ground on which the building is…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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