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Robert Adam, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Robert Adam was appointed architect of the Kingâs Works in November 1761. He received this position through the influence of John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute, and served alongside his principal architectural rival, William Chambers.1