Robert Adam
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Robert Adam was a British neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam, Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him. With his o
Portrait attributed to George Willison, c. 1770–1775
Robert Adam by James Tassie (medallion)
Royal High School (1578–1777) on site of Blackfriars Monastery, Edinburgh.
Entrance front of Hopetoun House, designed by William Adam and modified by the Adam Brothers
Kedleston Hall
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Kedleston Hall is a large English country house with a Palladian exterior and Neo-classical interiors, now owned by the National Trust, built in the 1760s as the seat of the Curzon family, near Kedles
Robert Adam
…relied on dramatic contrasts and diversity of form, and drew on the picturesque aesthetic. The first volume of the Adam brothers' Works (1773) cited Kedleston Hall, designed by Robert in 1761, as an outstanding example of movement in architecture. By contrasting room sizes and decorative schemes, Adam applied the…
Kedleston Hall, the south front
Kedleston Hall was Brettingham's opportunity to prove himself capable of designing a house to rival Holkham Hall. The opportunity was taken from him by Robert Adam who completed the North front (above) much as Brettingham designed it, but with a more dramatic portico.
A cross section through the hall and saloon
Marble Hall 1763, decoration completed in 1776–77