Two Chimney-pieces in the Great Withdrawing-room and the Countess of Derby's Dressing-room

by After Robert Adam, James Adam, d.1794

$350 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

An elegant engraving depicting two chimneys in Lord Derby's celebrated house in Grosvenor Square, London. 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 investigations

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