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 235
Fig. 133.—Lansdowne House. the London Chronicle of October 1765 it was stated that theconsideration paid was ,£22,000, an amount which was believedto be .£3,000 less than the cost price. Yet the house was un-finished at the time when this transfer was effected. Theillustrations of Lansdowne House… … Fig. 134. THE BACK DRA^1 G-KOOM, LANSDOWNE HOUSE. / KEN WOOD, BOWOOD, AND LANSDOWNE HOUSE 187 appears.1 If this is the date when the designs were prepared,building operations must have proceeded with all possible expedi-tion, since it appearsthat in the followingyear, 1766, the housewas considered…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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