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
John Adam (architect)
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John Adam was a Scottish architect, building contractor and supervisor.
Robert Adam
…furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam (1689–1748), Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him. With his older brother John, Robert took on the family business, which included lucrative work for the Board of Ordnance, after William's death. In 1754, he left for Rome, spending…
The grave of John Adam, architect, in the Adam mausoleum, Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh
The Edinburgh City Chambers, High Street Edinburgh
Royal Society of Arts (1772–74)
Robert Adam ceiling from the Adelphi, now in the V&A