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Reference number

SM Adam volume 35/110

Purpose

[9] Design for the roof of a house, c1788, executed with minor alterations

Aspect

Plan of a hipped roof, with a central light well and cupola, with a gable to the south for the canted bay below

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/8 inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

Plan of the Roofs.

Signed and dated

  • c1788
    c1788

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (234 x 201)

Hand

Possibly
Robert Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 3
Rowan, 1985, p. 66
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 122
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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