[19]. Copy of the Little Trianon built by Gustavus III., of Sweden, in his park at Haga near Stockholm.
[20]. A kind of dimity.
THE ADAM PERIOD
PLATE XLIX
THE ADAM PERIOD
Reaction from the rococo style doubtless marched with the same gradual and certain steps in England as in France. The Louis XVI. style crossed the channel and brought with it all its bitter contempt for “rock and shell,” its passion for the straight line, and its love for mortuary urns and arabesque ornamentation. In English decorative art, this style is known as “Adam.”