Miscellaneous Designs Of Various Pieces Of Furniture Done For Different Persons Which Are Here

by After Robert Adam James Adam D 1794

$550 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A fine engraving of various pieces of ornate furniture, from Robert Adam's seminal work on British architecture. Robert and his brother James Adam forever changed the face of British architecture by introducing innovative Classical design ideas. From 1754-57, Robert lived in Italy where he had a long productive friendship with Piranesi, which was inspirational for both men. Adam's first book, on Diocletian's palace in Dalmatia, is clearly very like the archaeological

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