Design for a Chimney Piece in the Gallery, now DIning Room, Harewood House, Yorkshire (Elevation) ca. 1769 Robert Adam British, Scottish Robert Adam is mainly known as one of Great-Britain’s most important historic architects, but he also concerned himself with the interior of many buildings and made an important mark as an interior designer. He designed this fireplace for Harewood House (Yorkshire), a country estate built for Edward Lascelles, first Baron of Harewood. With its two caryatids supporting the mantle, it follows a design which was very popular in the Neo-Classical period. Robert A
Design for a Chimney Piece in the Gallery, now DIning Room, Harewood House, Yorkshire (Elevation) ca. 1769 Robert Adam British, Scottish Robert Adam is mainly known as one of Great-Britain’s most important historic architects, but he also concerned himself with the interior of many buildings and made an important mark as an interior designer. He designed this fireplace for Harewood House (Yorkshire), a country estate built for Edward Lascelles, first Baron of Harewood. With its two caryatids supporting the mantle, it follows a design which was very popular in the Neo-Classical period. Robert Adam used it various times, giving the female sculptures different postures and combining them with other reliefs and ornaments based on examples from Roman and Greek Design for a Chimney Piece in the Gallery, now DIning Room, Harewood House, Yorkshire (Elevation) 365741
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