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[19] Preliminary design for an ornamental barn, c1788, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 4/60
Purpose
[19] Preliminary design for an ornamental barn, c1788, possibly executed
Aspect
Above- Elevation of a single-storey, five-by-one-bay building, with a pitched, thatched roof. Across the central three-bays there is a pavilion, surmounted by a weather vane, with a central screened entrance, flanked by an aedicule. The first and third bays contain cross windows, and are terminated by a further aedicule
Below – Plan of the rear front of a three-bay building, with external paired columns
Scale
to a scale
Signed and dated
- c1788
c1788
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (204 x 130)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Watermark
JB (cropped)
Literature
Rowan, 1985, p. 66
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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