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 90
on in the wholesystem of this useful andelegant art. Though theoriginal suggestions were de-rived by the brothers fromRoman work direct, or bor-rowed from it through thework of the Cinquecentoartists, the credit that is due to them is in no wise diminished on that account, for to them we owean… … 40.—Chimnky-piece, No. 21 Port-land Place. 66 THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROBERT AND JAMES ADAM ^■H^^BHB jPjBjBWjjgg able imitators, who executed work so closely resembling the styleof the brothers, that it is now, to say the least, not infrequently amatter of considerable difficulty to distinguish…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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