Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . octagonal and square lacunae,varied with the rosettes in the octagonal panels ; while below, theplain wall surface extends with its symmetrically distributed panels,doors, and exhedrae, illustrated in Fig. 76. The exhedrae, which arerecessed on the diagonal axes of the rotunda, measure 22 ft. in heightand are 11 ft. in diameter, so leaving sufficient space for the threedoorways and the southern window to be formed satisfactorily uponthe main axes of the room, which is 43 ft. in diamete
Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . octagonal and square lacunae,varied with the rosettes in the octagonal panels ; while below, theplain wall surface extends with its symmetrically distributed panels,doors, and exhedrae, illustrated in Fig. 76. The exhedrae, which arerecessed on the diagonal axes of the rotunda, measure 22 ft. in heightand are 11 ft. in diameter, so leaving sufficient space for the threedoorways and the southern window to be formed satisfactorily uponthe main axes of the room, which is 43 ft. in diameter. On the wallover the doors, oblong panels in ornate frames have been formed, andthese contain paintings of ruins executed by William Hamilton, oneof the early members of the Royal Academy. In addition to thesethere is also a painting, over each alcove, of some subject fromEnglish history, but these may have been executed as designs forbas-reliefs, having only been tinted in chiaroscuro. Between the doorsand the exhedrae, a gilded five-branch girandole has been placed in THE EARLY WORK,OF ROBERT ADAM 97. Fig. 76.—The Domed Saloon, Kedleston. 93 THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROBERT AND JAMES ADAM each case, above a delicate little tablet, enriched with a bas-reliefof amorini and supporting light festoons (Fig. Jj). These, like thegreater part of the internal decorations, are believed to have beendesigned by Robert Adam. On each side of the alcoves there arewhite painted Adam settees, with backs filled in with cane netting,and since the backs are curved to the form of the alcove, it seemspossible that they may have been designed for the positions theynow occupy, when the house was being originally furnished. I n addition to thesettees there arealso four chairssimilarly painted,which form partof the same chairs, likethe settees, haveevidently beendesigned fortheir present po-sitions beside thethree doorways,and both havesome charac-teristics in com-mon. Thoughthe chairs have ov
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