Section of one End of the Hall, next to the great Apartment and Section of one End of the Hall, next to the private Apartment

by After Robert Adam

$400 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A fine engraving of a grand hallway at Syon House 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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