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[4] Finished drawing for the house, 1761, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 43/98
Purpose
[4] Finished drawing for the house, 1761, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the bedchamber (second) storey of a U-shaped house as Adam volume 43/96, but with a central three-bay portico on the principal (east) front
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/5 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Bed Chamber Story Osterley Park / one of the Seats of Francis Child Esqr (Osterley Park / one of the Seats of Francis Child Esqr in the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil) / Drawing Room Continued / Dressing Room / Bed Chamber / Dressing Room / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Stair Case / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Dressing Room / Dressing Room / Bed Chamber / Dressing room / Bed Chamber / Dressing room / Dressing Room / Passage / Bed Chamber / Servants Bed room / Bed Chamber / Dressg room and measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1761
datable to 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (486 x 617)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam or Agostino Brunias, with additional title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Verso
7 / Number 18 (in red pen) / Francis Child Esqr Osterly Park
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 25
Stillman, 1966, p. 68
Harris, 1994, p. 24
Harris, 2001, p. 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, p. 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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