The subject is portrayed three-quarter length, seated in an armchair in a black coat with silk knee-breeches. He faces front and points with his left hand to an architect's table, on which rest books and papers. There has, however, been a question mark over whether the portrait is of the architect Robert Adam or of an Ayrshire gentleman.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Portrait of Robert Adam, 1756–1823
Date supported
1967
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
127 x 102 cm
Grant
750
Total cost
2500
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