Robert Adam
Robert Adam (1728–1792) was a British architect, archaeologist and politician.
Overview
Born at Kirkcaldy in 1728, died at London in 1792.
In detail
Robert Adam studied at University of Edinburgh and Royal High School. training under Charles-Louis Clérisseau, Giovanni Battista Piranesi and William Adam is recorded. the recorded working language is English.
The field of work recorded is architecture and interior design. The authority associates the name with Palladian architecture, Neoclassicism and Adam style.
Places of work recorded in the authority are London, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Positions recorded include member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain. Membership is recorded of Royal Society, Society of Antiquaries of London and Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Works named in the authority record are Syon House, Lansdowne House, Culzean Castle, Kedleston Hall, Pulteney Bridge and Harewood House.
Work by Robert Adam is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Tate, Nationalmuseum, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Yale Center for British Art.
Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
Sources
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“Robert Adam”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q312635: Robert Adam
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