Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792, British
Title:
Headfort House, Ireland: Detail of Entablature in the Staircase
Date:
between 1771 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/8 x 25 15/16 inches (53.6 x 65.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Entablature for the Doors in the bottom part of Staircase | for Lord Bective | NB: This same Entablature will answer for the Doors in the upper part | of Staircase with the friezes fluted."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.803
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
bucrania | doors | rosettes | architectural subject | egg and dart moldings | festoons | Neoclassical | staircase | entablature
Associated Places:
Leinster | Meath | Headfort House | Kells | Ireland
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Georgian Group, Robert Adam and His Brothers: New Light on Britain's leading Architectural Family, Historic England, Swindon, p. 153, 6.10, NJ18.Ad3 G46 2019 (LC) Oversize (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12210