Thom, Colin;
(2019)
Introduction. ‘Some promising young men’: Robert Adam and his brothers.
In:
Robert Adam and his Brothers.
(pp. 1-35).
Historic England: London, UK.
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Abstract
Robert Adam is perhaps the best known of all British architects, the only one whose name denotes both a style and an era. The new decorative language he introduced at Kedleston and Syon around 1760 put him at the forefront of dynamic changes taking place in 18th-century British architecture. His later claim that his practice with his brother James had effected ‘a kind of revolution’ in design was no idle boast. Their style dominated the later Georgian period and their influence was widespread, not only in Western Europe but in Russia and North America. But for such a well-known figure, much of Robert Adam’s art still remains poorly understood.
| Type: | Book chapter |
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| Title: | Introduction. ‘Some promising young men’: Robert Adam and his brothers |
| ISBN: | 1848023596 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781848023598 |
| Publisher version: | https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/public... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Architecture UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10145496 |
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