[9] Finished drawing for the west front of the bath house, c1774, unexecuted

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
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  - Mistley Hall and Village, Essex, for the Rt. Hon. Richard Rigby, c1774-82 (34)
    - Preliminary designs, designs and a finished drawing for a bath house and a reservoir, c1774, unexecuted (12)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 41/55

Purpose

[9] Finished drawing for the west front of the bath house, c1774, unexecuted

Aspect

Elevation of the west front of the bath house, with a two-bay pedimented wing, articulated by Ionic pilasters, with a part-sunken, rusticated basement. At the basement level, there is an entrance and window, set within relieving arches. Above this, there is a central Venetian window, set within a relieving arch. This is flanked by niches containing urns, with bands of Vitruvian scroll and figurative roundels above. The pediment has a fluted frieze, with capitals ornamented with rosettes, and the tympanum contains a figurative roundel and festoons. The central block beyond is as SM Adam volume 41/56

Scale

bar scale of 2 3/4 inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

Elevation of the West End (and in the hand of William Adam) of the Salt Water Bath for the Right Honble Richd Rigby

Signed and dated

c1774
c1774

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil, wash and pink wash within a double ruled border (cropped) on laid paper (592 x 442)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Verso

3 / 3

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 22
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 249; Volume II, pp.182-3, 223
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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