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[3] Finished drawing for the house, 1761, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 43/97
Purpose
[3] Finished drawing for the house, 1761, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the principal (first) storey of a U-shaped house as Adam volume 43/96, but with a central three-bay portico on the principal (east) front, accessed by external stairs
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/5 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the principal Story of Osterley House in Middlesex, One of the Seats of / Francis Child Esquire / The Faint Shadowing Shows what is already Built & the Dark Colour / the proposed Additions / Great Drawing room / Gentlemans Dressing room / principal Bed Chamr / Ladys Dressing room / Gallery / Staircase / Antichamber / Hall / Water Closet / Breakfast Room / Great Dining Parlour / Closet / Ladys dressing room / Family Bed Chamber / Mr Childs Dressing room / Closet and measurements given and rough pencil calculations
Signed and dated
- 1761
Robt Adam Architect 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (486 x 558)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam or Agostino Brunias
Verso
6
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 25
Stillman, 1966, p. 68
Harris, 1994, p. 24
Harris, 2001, pp. 158, 160
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 194, Volume II, p. 132
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Stillman, 1966, p. 68
Harris, 1994, p. 24
Harris, 2001, pp. 158, 160
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 194, Volume II, p. 132
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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