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Robert Adam   /rˈɑbərt ˈædəm/   Listen
Robert Adam

noun
1.
Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792).  Synonym: Adam.






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"Robert adam" Quotes from Famous Books



... rest at Carlisle it was agreed that Lord Wargrove, in consultation with Mr. Robert Adam, the Duke's legal adviser and boon companion, should draw up a schedule of his losses—such as might be expected to pass the House of Commons without any of the unpleasant rakings up of the past which usually distinguished these periodical cleanings ...
— Patsy • S. R. Crockett

... pictures, and this was eagerly accepted by certain Englishmen, both painters and writers. Yet, when an artist frankly deals with forbidden subjects, the canons regular of English art begin to thunder; the critics forget their French accent; the old Robert Adam, which is in all of us, asserts himself; we ...
— Masques & Phases • Robert Ross

... it was agreed that Lord Wargrove, in consultation with Mr. Robert Adam, the Duke's legal adviser and boon companion, should draw up a schedule of his losses—such as might be expected to pass the House of Commons without any of the unpleasant rakings up of the past which usually distinguished these periodical ...
— Patsy • S. R. Crockett



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