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[1] Finished drawing for a portico, c1775, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 50/38
Purpose
[1] Finished drawing for a portico, c1775, as executed
Aspect
Above – Elevation of an entrance portico, articulated by fluted Doric columns and with capitals ornamented with ox skulls, and there is a central tablet inscribed HOME HOUSE. Beyond the portico there is a stepped entrance with a fan light. The portico is flanked by wrought iron balustrades which support oil lamps
Below – Plan of the entrance, portico and balustrades
Scale
bar scale of 7 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Portico for Lady Home (underwritten in pencil)
Signed and dated
- c1775
c1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (444 x 622)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Verso
Lady Home's Portico / further inscription obscured by historic repair / 6 / 6 / 7 (and in a modern curatorial hand, pencil) Vol 50 38
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, p. 26
Whinney, 1969, pp. 54, 67
King, 2001, Volume I, pp. 285, 287, 404 fig. 563
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Hussey and Oswald, 1934, p. 26
Whinney, 1969, pp. 54, 67
King, 2001, Volume I, pp. 285, 287, 404 fig. 563
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Exhibition history
Original Drawings of Robert and James Adam, Kenwood House, London, 1953
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