Robert Adam

Robert Adam (3 July 1728 - 3 March 1792) was a Scottish architect, interior designer and furniture designer, born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

Training

Robert studied at Edinburgh High School, then entered The University of Edinburgh in 1743 only for his studies to be interrupted by illness and the Jacobite Rising of 1745. In 1746, he joined his older brother, John Adam, as an assistant to his father, and after William Adam?s death in 1748, the two brothers became partners in the family business, now known as 'Adam Brothers'.

Related Topics:
Edinburgh - The University of Edinburgh - Jacobite Rising - 1745 - 1746

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Their first major commission was the decoration of the grand State Apartments on the first floor at Hopetoun House, near South Queensferry west of Edinburgh, followed by projects at Fort George, Dumfries House and Inverary. In 1754, Robert Adam set off for Europe on the Grand Tour of France and Italy, studying classical architecture and honing his drawing skills (his art tutors included French architect Charles Lois Clérisseau and architect and archaeologist Giovanni Battista Piranesi). During this journey, he studied intensively the ruins of Diocletian's palace at Spalato in Dalmatia, later publishing The Ruins of the Palace of Diocletian in 1764.

Related Topics:
Hopetoun House - South Queensferry - Fort George - Dumfries House - Inverary - Grand Tour - Charles Lois Clérisseau - Archaeologist - Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Ruins - Diocletian - Spalato - Dalmatia - 1764

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