Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . iz 9 fc 3 o 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 to 70 80 90 100i^uw 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 CENTIMETRES Fig. 172.—The Harpsichord for the Empress of Russia.(From the Works of Robert and James Adam.) 36 THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROBERT AND JAMES ADAM Malmesbury, the British Ambassador,1 at a country seat of theEmpress called La Grenouilliere, now a part of Tsarkoe Selo Palace,near Petrograd. The Harpsichord case seems to have been satis-factory to the brothers, since in the description in the Works we find
Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . iz 9 fc 3 o 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 to 70 80 90 100i^uw 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 CENTIMETRES Fig. 172.—The Harpsichord for the Empress of Russia.(From the Works of Robert and James Adam.) 36 THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROBERT AND JAMES ADAM Malmesbury, the British Ambassador,1 at a country seat of theEmpress called La Grenouilliere, now a part of Tsarkoe Selo Palace,near Petrograd. The Harpsichord case seems to have been satis-factory to the brothers, since in the description in the Works we find it referred to as amagnificent harpsichord (). According to the in-scription upon the engraving,it appears that the work was executed in London, with dif-ferent Coloured Woods, or en Bois de Marqueterie. Asan example of marquetry, theengraving is, moreover, of addi-tional interest, since it probablyrepresents the only exampleof this kind of craftsmanshipillustrated in the Works, forthe decoration upon theQueens Sedan chair is almostcertain to have been painted,like that upon the Wynn chair,recen
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