Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1915)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London, B.T. Batsford, ltd., New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 125
acade of the main building- is the onlyportion of Robert Adams original design for the extensive southfront that was ultimately executed (Fig. 72). The fenestration is similarin general arrangement to that upon the north facade, and the rusti-cated ground story has been repeated uniformly, but the… … THE EARLY WORK OF ROBERT ADAM 91 the saloon. In the attic story, surmounting the four lofty columns,the figures of the Pastoral and Comic Muses, Prudence and Dianamay be seen, together with an inscription in the centre, which recordsthe date of completion—a.d. mdcclxv. When Kedleston is approached…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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