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 57
ginally Residence of Sir Joseph Banks. (A Work of the Adam School.) 32 THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROBERT AND JAMES ADAM his later commissions of importance were granted to him byGovernment departments, municipal corporations, guilds, and otherorganisations. The life of an architect under such conditions… … Fig. 21.—Ceiling at the Residence of Sir Joseph Banks,Sculptor, 32 Soho Square. rather was it dependent upon the general prosperity of the nation,and obtainable through the organisations that controlled the develop-ment of the country. Among contemporary architects, few came to be held in suchhigh…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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