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Facts

Born July 3, 1728 • Kirkcaldy • Scotland
Died March 3, 1792 (aged 63) • London • England
Movement / Style Gothic Revival • Neoclassical art
Role In Scottish Enlightenment

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Robert Adam, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Kedleston Hall
James Paine and Robert Adam: Kedleston Hall
Entrance hall of Syon House (1762–69), in the London borough of Hounslow, designed by Robert Adam in the Neoclassical Georgian style
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