Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792, British
Title:
Headfort House: Moldings in the Hall
Date:
1772
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black and brown ink, graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 7/8 x 12 15/16 inches (53.1 x 32.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper left: "Surbase"; upper right: "Architrave for Windows"; center left: "Base | Plinth"; center right: "Moulding for large Sunk Pannells on the sides of | the Hall"; lower left: "Mouldings for the Hall | for the Earl of Bective"; lower right: "Moulding for Circular Pannells on the sides of the Hall"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.228
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hall | leaf-and-dart moldings | friezes | cornices | architraves | capitals | plinths | caps (pedestal components) | moldings | Neoclassical | architectural subject
Associated Places:
Headfort House | Ireland | Kells | Leinster | Meath
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:32111