Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1916)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London : B. T. Batsford · leaf 54
ced in 1759, whenonly twenty-three years ofage, to direct the con-struction of one of thefirst canals in this coun-try. This undertakingwas completed under thecontrol of Brindley in1761, seven years prior tothe commencement of theIorth and Clyde Canalby Smeaton. .A new ageof enter|)rise was… … Fig. 20.— ^,2 SoHi)Rksidknck of(A Work of .^<,)UAkl., OKIi.l.NAI.I.V lllK Sir Joseph H.\nks.the .\dam School.) 32 TH]. I.IVl-.S AND WORK OF ROHKRT AND JAMES ADAM his later commissions ot importance were granted to him byGovernment departments, municipal corporations, guilds, and…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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