Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . Fig. 78.—Drawing-Room, Kedleston. ioo THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROBERT AND JAMES ADAM marble tablet in the centre, was executed by Wilton, the sculptor,and the subject is stated to have been suggested by Plate 10 ofRaphaels Cupid and Psyche. The simply designed mahogany book-cases also add to the interest of the room. Upon the slightly pulvi-nated frieze at the top, the favourite band of fluting may be seen,but it occurs besides in the narrow margin around the panels of themahogany doors.
Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . Fig. 78.—Drawing-Room, Kedleston. ioo THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROBERT AND JAMES ADAM marble tablet in the centre, was executed by Wilton, the sculptor,and the subject is stated to have been suggested by Plate 10 ofRaphaels Cupid and Psyche. The simply designed mahogany book-cases also add to the interest of the room. Upon the slightly pulvi-nated frieze at the top, the favourite band of fluting may be seen,but it occurs besides in the narrow margin around the panels of themahogany doors. The Drawing-Room ceiling, illustrated in Fig. 78,has been surrounded by a cove of comparatively large dimensions,similar to others of like proportions designed by William Adam morethan fifteen vears before. Indeed, the ceiling treatment as a whole. Fig. 79.—Gilt Sofa, Drawing-Room, Kedleston. bears a resemblance in some respects to the work of the elder Adam,the detail being massive compared to the later style of the the room, beneath the cove, a consoled cornice has beencarried, but in this instance no frieze occurs. The walls were formerlyhung with blue silk damask, but this has since been removed and astucco treatment adopted. In this room there are four massive giltsofas (Fig. 79), and though it might be thought that the design inthis case could not be by any of the brothers, the original drawinghas been found to bear the signature of Robert Adam and the date1762. A duplicate of the design for the sofas is preserved in theSoane Collection, on the drawing No. 69 in vol. xvii. of the Adam THE EARLY WORK OF ROBERT ADAM 101 Series, and bears the inscription : Design of a Sofa for Lord Scars-dale and also executed for Mrs Montagu, in Hill Street—R. Adam,Archt. 1762. The lady referred to was the Mrs Montagu who
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