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Adam, Robert (Scottish architect and designer, 1728-1792)
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Note: In 1755 Robert Adam began a long association with Charles-Louis Clérisseau, first as his student later as his employer. Clérisseau assisted Adam in his study of ancient architectural and decorative forms and their adaptation to a new architectural style. He settled in London at the end of the 1750s. Architect of Apsley House, ca. 1771-1778. |
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British (modern) (preferred) |
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Scottish (Scots, Scotsman) |
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English |
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artist (preferred) |
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designer |
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furniture designer |
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interior designer |
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interior decorator |
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architect |
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printmaker |
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engraver (printmaker) |
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draftsman |
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watercolorist |
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owner |
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Related People or Corporate Bodies: |
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child of .... |
Adam, William, Sr. |
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(Scottish architect, 1689-1748) [500001704] |
employee was .... |
Bonomi, Joseph |
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(English architect, 1739-1808) [500004469] |
member of .... |
Adam family |
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(British architects, active 17th-18th centuries) [500075129] |
partner of .... |
Adam, James |
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(Scottish architect, 1732-1794) [500006105] |
sibling by marriage (in-law) of .... |
Clerk, John, II |
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(Scottish amateur draftsman, etcher, and antiquarian, 1728-1812) [500008068] |
sibling of .... |
Adam, James |
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(Scottish architect, 1732-1794) [500006105] |
student of .... |
Clérisseau, Charles Louis |
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(French architect, painter, and archaeologist, 1722-1820) [500002063] |
student of .... |
Lallemand, Jean Baptiste 1755 |
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(French painter and draftsman, 1716-ca. 1803) [500019649] |
teacher of .... |
Romano, Giulio |
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(Italian painter and architect, probably 1499-1546) [500115304] |
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Biographies:
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(Scottish architect and designer, 1728-1792) ..... [VP Preferred]
(Scottish architect, 1728-1792) ..... [AVERY]
(British architect and designer, 1728-1792) ..... [BHA]
(Scottish, architect, interior designer, draftsman, watercolorist and engraver; born Kirkcaldy (Fifeshire, Scotland, Great Britain, now United Kingdom), 1728; died London (England, Great Britain, now United Kingdom), 1792) ..... [CCA]
(British, 1728-1792) ..... [GRLPA]
(British artist, 1728-1792) ..... [WCP]
(British artist, 1728-1792) ..... [WCI]
(British artist, 1728-1792) ..... [WL-Courtauld]
(British architect, 1728-1792) ..... [CL-Courtauld]
(Scottish architect, 1728-1792) ..... [AVERY]
(artist, 1728-1792) ..... [GRL]
(British owner, 1728-1792) ..... [PROV]
(English architect, 1728-1792) ..... [RKD]
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Sources and Contributors: |
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Adam, Robert ........ | [AVERY Preferred, BHA Preferred, CCA Preferred, CL-Courtauld Preferred, GRL Preferred, GRLPA Preferred, PROV Preferred, RKD Preferred, VP Preferred, WCI Preferred, WCP Preferred, WL-Courtauld Preferred] |
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Avery Authority files (1963-)
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CCA Authority File (1980-)
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Fleming, Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts (1989) 11
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Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) n 50035115
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Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
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RKD Artists database (2000-) 364
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Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Künstler (1980-1986)
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Witt Library, Authority files | | | | | | | |
Subject: ........ | [AVERY, BHA, CCA, CL-Courtauld, Gallery Systems, GRL, GRLPA, PROV, RKD, VP, WCI, WCP, WL-Courtauld] |
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Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres (1976)
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Canadian Centre for Architecture database
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CCA Authority File (1980-)
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Colvin, Biographical Dictionary of British Architects (1978)
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DNB: Oxford National Biography [online] (2004-)
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DNB: Oxford National Biography, 1912-1921 (1927)
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Encyclopedia of World Art (1959-1987)
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Fleming, Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts (1989) 11
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Gallery Systems (2000-) LOC ID: n50035115
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LCNAF Library of Congress Name Authority File [n.d.]
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Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) LOC ID: n50035115
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Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects (1982)
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Mallalieu, British Watercolour Artists (1986-1990)
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RKD Artists database (2000-) 364
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Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Künstler (1980-1986)
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Wikidata online (2000-) Q312635
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Witt Library, Authority files | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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