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[6] Finished drawing for Mistley Church, c1776, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 41/67
Purpose
[6] Finished drawing for Mistley Church, c1776, as executed
Aspect
Section of a two-storey, three-bay building with a hipped roof, with a central balcony and lunette window, set behind an Ionic screen. This is flanked by semi-circular headed windows and Ionic pilasters. To the right there is a pulpit as SM Adam volume 41/70. The central building is flanked by single-bay towers, with Tuscan entrance porticoes, and these are surmounted by domed belvederes, supporting weather vanes. The tower to the left contains a spiral staircase, with an oculus above
Scale
bar scale of 1 5/8 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section through Mistley Church (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- c1776
c1776
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash, and pink and Naples yellow washes on laid paper (431 x 281)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 23
Level
Drawing
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