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Reference number

SM Adam volume 21/167

Purpose

[2] Alternative design for the elevation of a lodge and gateway, 1775, unexecuted

Aspect

Elevation of a single-storey lodge and gateway with a central pyramidal block with an arched porch containing a plaque inscribed ‘BOTHWELL’ surmounted by a sphinx on a pedestal, with a medallion above, and flanked by single-bay links terminating in single-bay, pedimented pavilions with windows and oculi within relieving arches. The elevation is adorned with rustication, a continuous string course with rope moulding, and pinnacles

Scale

to a scale

Signed and dated

  • 7/2/1775
    Adelphi 7 Febry 1775 –

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and sepia wash on laid paper (319x204)

Hand

Robert Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 4
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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