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A design for a gateway and porters' lodges at Syon House by Robert Adam, c. 1769 Grand Neoclassical interior by Adam. Syon House's exterior was erected in 1547 while under the ownership of the 1st Duke of Somerset. Syon's current interior was designed by Robert Adam in 1762 under the commission of the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland.
Grand Neoclassical interior by Robert Adam, Syon House, London Details for Derby House in Grosvenor Square, an example of the Adam brothers' decorative designs. The Adam style (also called Adamesque or the Style of the Brothers Adam) is an 18th-century neoclassical style of interior design and architecture, as practised by Scottish architect William Adam and his sons, of whom Robert (1728 ...
Robert Adam FRSE FRS FSAScot FSA FRSA (3 July 1728 – 3 March 1792) was a British neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam (1689–1748), Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him.
Grand Neoclassical interior by Robert Adam, Syon House, London. Inside ornament was far more generous, and could sometimes be overwhelming. [20] The chimneypiece continued to be the usual main focus of rooms, and was now given a classical treatment, and increasingly topped by a painting or a mirror. [21]
Interior of Syon House, London with Ionic columns and gilded statues, 1767–1775, by Robert Adam Dining room of Syon House, with a complex ceiling General Register House Edinburgh , Scotland , 1774–1788, by Robert Adam
Other notable example of stately homes in Greater London include, Kenwood House (1779) Osterley Park (1765) and Syon House (1769), all of which were designed by the famous neoclassical architect and interior designer Robert Adam. These houses are nationally notable for their Adam's interiors, considered by some to be the finest surviving ...
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The interiors were largely in a Strawberry Hill gothic style not at all typical of Adam's work, which was usually neoclassical, as seen at the Northumberlands' London home, Syon House. However, in the 19th century Algernon, 4th Duke of Northumberland replaced much of Adam's architecture.