Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . e state of the fortifica-tions. An order from the Senate to allow me to carry on my operations,the promise of which I had procured at Venice, had not yet arrived ;and the governor sent an officer commanding me to desist. By goodfortune General Graeme, Commander-in-Chief of the Venetian forces,happened at that time to be at Spalatro on the service of the interposed on my behalf, with the humanity and zeal natural toa polite man, and to a lover of the Arts, and being warmly seco
Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . e state of the fortifica-tions. An order from the Senate to allow me to carry on my operations,the promise of which I had procured at Venice, had not yet arrived ;and the governor sent an officer commanding me to desist. By goodfortune General Graeme, Commander-in-Chief of the Venetian forces,happened at that time to be at Spalatro on the service of the interposed on my behalf, with the humanity and zeal natural toa polite man, and to a lover of the Arts, and being warmly secondedby Count Antonio Marcovich, a native of that country, and an officerof rank in the Venetian service, who has applied himself to the studyof Antiquities, they prevailed on the governor to withdraw his pro-hibition, though by way of precaution he appointed an officerconstantly to attend me. The fear of a second interruption addedto my industry, and, by unwearied application during five weeks, wecompleted, with an accuracy that afforded me great satisfaction, those THE CONTINENTAL TOUR OF ROBERT ADAM 59. Fig. 36.—Temple of Jupiter at Spalato. (Robert Adams Spalatro.) parts of our work which it was necessary to execute on the ended one of the most remarkable events in the life of RobertAdam, and one that probably did much to enhance his reputation. 60 THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROBERT AND JAMES ADAM The next extant record of his movements is to be found upona small sketch (Soane Museum, Adam Series, vol. liv., GothickSketches, No. 2), on which is written, Fabrique Got(h)ique desineeen descendant le Rhin. Idee prise dune Eglise sur le cote de DitFleuve. 1 Decmr. 1757 proche In Coblentz. Nothing appears tobe known concerning how he spent the three months which had thenelapsed since his return from Spalato. In all probability his selectionof the route homewards was influenced by the knowledge that warwas then progressing between England, France, Spain, and Portugal,and that
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