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[9] Finished drawing for a church showing an axial section, c1772-81, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 45/46
Purpose
[9] Finished drawing for a church showing an axial section, c1772-81, unexecuted
Aspect
Axial section through a one-and-a-half-storey church, with a pitched roof and coved ceiling, and with a canted end containing arched windows flanking an apse. The apse contains a mezzanine supported by two Doric columns
Scale
bar scale of 2 ¼ inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section across the Church shewing one End within. / (and in the hand of William Adam) Parish Church for George Ross Esqr near Cromarty (underwritten in pencil) (verso) 3 / 3
Signed and dated
- 1772-81
date range: 1772-1781
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and pink wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (522 x 356)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
Fleur de lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 7
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 66
For a full list of literature reference see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 66
For a full list of literature reference see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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