Hidden Adams drawings revealed

THOUSANDS of drawings by the world-renowned Scottish architect Robert Adam have been uncovered for the first time in almost two centuries.

About 9,000 of Adam's designs were glued into 57 albums by his relatives to make them easier to sell after the family fell on hard times. In doing so, drawings on the back were lost for more than 170 years.

Now, using a technique developed for examining old watermarks, an academic, Dr Ian Christie-Miller, has been able to see through the paper and reveal the hidden image.

Read more here. The albums are in the Soane's Museum.

Posted by David on December 10, 2006 4:43 PM