Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792, British
Title:
Headfort House, Ireland: Ceiling of the Eating Parlor
Date:
between 1771 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/8 x 15 1/2 inches (31.4 x 39.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite center right: "Blue Ground"; inscribed on verso in graphite lower right: "2"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.787
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
dining rooms | ceilings | Neoclassical | architectural subject
Associated Places:
Ireland | Kells | Headfort House
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Spirit of Antiquity - Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Robert Adam, and Charles-Louis Clerisseau (Washington University Gallery of Art, 1984-10-07 - 1984-11-25)
Publications:
Georgian Group, Robert Adam and His Brothers: New Light on Britain's leading Architectural Family, Historic England, Swindon, p. 152, fig. 6.8, NJ18.Ad3 G46 2019 (LC) Oversize (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12195