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The French, who till of late never adopted the ornaments of the ancients, and jealous as all mankind are of the reputation of their national taste, have blended together those ornaments with the vague and fantastical appellation of arabesque, a style which, though entirely distinct from the grotesque, has notwithstanding been most absurdly and universally confounded with it by the ignorant.

Robert Adam

We have introduced a great diversity of ceilings, friezes, and decorated pilasters, and have added grace and beauty to the whole, by a mixture of grotesque, stucco, and painted ornaments together with the flowing rinçeau with its fanciful figures and winding foliage.

Robert Adam

The massive entablature, the ponderous compartment ceiling, the tabernacle frame, almost the only form of ornament formerly known in this country, are now universally exploded, and in their place we have adopted a beautiful variety of light mouldings, gracefully formed, delicately enriched, and arranged with propriety and skill.

Robert Adam

Robert Adam

Robert Adam

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Born: July 3, 1728

Died: March 3, 1792 (aged 63)

Bio: Robert Adam was a British neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam, the country's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him.

Known for:

Osterley Park
Kedleston Hall
Syon House
Harewood House
Kenwood House

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