Three Graces, part of a fountain design / Robert Adam / ex coll. Paul Grigaut
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.223
- Title
- Three Graces, part of a fountain design
- Artist
- Robert Adam
- Artist Nationality
- Scottish
- Artist Life Dates
- 1728-1792
- Medium and Support
- red crayon on medium buff laid paper
- Credit Line
- Gift of Nesta and Walter Spink
- Dimensions
- 43.34 cm x 26.35 cm (17 1/16 in. x 10 3/8 in.)
- Physical Description
- This loose sketch in red crayon depicts three nude female figures standing on the tips of their toes with their arms raised holding up a large round object that appears to have foliage underneath it. The central figure stands with her back to the viewer while the two figures flaking her are seen from the side.
- Subject Matter
- A sketch of a fountain held up by the Three Graces.
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- figures (representations)
- hydraulic structures
- hydraulic structures by function
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- water distribution structures
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2134 x 3615
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2012/2.223
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.223/2012_2_223.jpg
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"Three Graces, part of a fountain design; Robert Adam; ex coll. Paul Grigaut." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.223/2012_2_223.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.