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Robert Adam, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Robert Adamâs design for Culzean Castle was commissioned by David Kennedy, the 10th earl of Cassillis.1
Constructed between 1777 and 1792, the castle is considered one of Adam's most significant romantic, neo-Gothic works. While the project was commissioned by the earl of Cassillis, it incorporated elements from earlier ancestral buildings already present on the site. The resulting structure is celebrated for its dramatic coastal setting and its sophisticated interior, most notably the colonnaded oval staircase.21