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Robert Adam, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
In the preface to their work, The Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam, Robert and James Adam defined "movement" as an essential element of their architectural style.1
They explained that movement is intended to express the "rise and fall, the advance and recess, with other diversity of form, in the different parts of a building," which serves to significantly enhance the picturesque quality of the overall composition.1