[53] Finished drawing for the stables, first design, c1767, unexecuted

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  - Luton Park, designs for a house and interiors including an organ case for John Crichton Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, c1763-72 (56)
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Reference number

SM Adam volume 39/37

Purpose

[53] Finished drawing for the stables, first design, c1767, unexecuted

Aspect

Elevation of a one-and-a-half storey rotunda surmounted by a raised conical dome bearing a weather vane. There is a central entrance with a Diocletian window above all set within a relieving arch and this is flanked by further arches containing Diocletian windows. The spandrels of the arches are ornamented with rosette roundels. Beyond the rotunda there are single-storey, three-bay link blocks with central semi-circular-headed entrances set within Doric porticos and flanked by windows. The link blocks connect to one-and-a-half-storey, single-bay pavilions with pyramidal roofs. The pavilions have central windows with Diocletian windows above, all set within a relieving arch. The arches are surmounted by pediments bearing acroteria and the spandrels of the arch are ornamented with rosette roundels

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/4 inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

1st Design for Luton Stables for the Earl of Bute (in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil)

Signed and dated

c1767
c1767

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (640 x 505)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi, William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi with title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Watermark

JWHATMAN

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 22
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 344; Volume II, p. 222
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

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Drawing

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