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Robert Adam, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Robert Adam spent five weeks studying the ruins of Diocletianâs palace at Spalato (modern Split, Croatia) in 1757. He undertook this study because he believed his architectural knowledge was incomplete without observing a private ancient edifice to complement his study of public works. The drawings and measurements he and his collaborator, Charles-Louis ClĂ©risseau, prepared during this period were later published in 1764 as Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia.1