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Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 / The works in architecture of Robert and James Adam, Esquires
(1901)
No. IV. - Being a continuation of the designs of Sion House, a magnificent seat of the Duke of Northumberland, in the County of Middlesex; explanation of the plates
No. IV. Being a Continuation of the Designs of Sion House, a magnificent Seat of the Duke of Northumberland, in the County of Middlesex. T HIS Number is a continuation of the Designs done for his Grace the Duke of Northumberland at Sion House. The general plan of that house having been published in the first Number of the former Volume, we beg leave to refer the public to that part of our works, for a proper explanation of the following Plates. Four of these Plates are engraved by Piranesi, and are the largest he has ever attempted in regular architecture. This obligation, from so ingenious an artist, we owe to that friendship we contracted with him during our long residence at Rome, and wich he has since taken every occasion to testify in the most handsome manner. C E Cahier est une continuation des Dessins faits pour le Duc de Northumberland A son ChAteau de Sion. Le plan gdndral de cette maison ayant W donn6 dans le premier Cahier du Tome prc6dant, nous prenons la libert6 de renvoyer le public d cette partie de nos ouvrages, pour mieux expliquer les Planches suivantes. Quatre de ces Planches ont 6t6 gravdes par Piranesi, et sont les plus grandes qu'il ait jamais exdcut6 dans l'architecture rdgulire. Nous devons cette obligation de la part d'un si grand artiste, A l'ami- ti6 que nous avons contract@e avec lui, pendant notre long sejour A Rome, et dont il a ddpuis saisi toutes les occasions qui se sont prdsentdes de t6moigner sa satisfaction, dans la manire la plus gra- cieuse et la plus polie. EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. PLATE I. Section of one Side of the Hall at Sion. PLATE II. Detail of the Hall, with the Pedestals for the Figures at large. PLATE III. Cieling of the Hall. PLATE IV. Two Sections of the Anti-room. PLATE Ionic Order of the Anti-room, with the rest of the Detail of that Room. We have formerly mentioned this Ionic capital, as being orna- mented in the most splendid manner of which the order is sus- ceptible. PLATE VI. Chimney-piece of the Anti-room, with the Pannel over it. PLATE VII. Design of a ruinous Bridge for the Garden. PLATE VIII. Designs of various Pieces of Furniture, Which were first invented for particular persons, but are since brought into general use. EXPLICATION DES PLANCHES. P L A N C H E I. Coupe d'un C6t de la Salle d'Entrde i Sion. P L A N C H EI I. Ditail de la Salle d'Entrde, avec les Piddestaux pour les Figures en grand. PLA NCHE 111. Plafond de la Salle d'Entrde. P L A N C H E I V. Deux Coupes de l'Anti-chambre. P L A N C H E V. Ordre Ionique de I'A nti-chambre, apec le reste du Detail de ce//e Chambre. Nous avons ci-devant fait mention de ce chapiteau lonique, comme tant orn6 de la maniere la plus riche, dont cet ordre est susceptible. P L A N C H E V I. Chemini&, de l'Anti-chambre, avec le Panneau au-dessus. P L A N C H E V II. Projet d'un Pont ruind pour le Jardin. PLANCH E VIII. Diverses Pieces d'A meublement, Inventdes d'abord pour quelques individus, mais qui sont dipuis devenues d'un usage g&ndral. VOL. I1. No. IV. Tom. 11. Cahier IV.
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