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[29] Finished drawing for the north front of a house, c1790, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 46/130
Purpose
[29] Finished drawing for the north front of a house, c1790, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of a two-storey, five-bay building, as SM Adam volume 1/109, but the oculus within the tympanum is omitted
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Unknown - Kent (in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) / 52 / 52d (pencil) / 22 (pencil)
Signed and dated
- c1790
c1790
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (238 x 146)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Richard Crichton or John Charels, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Richard Crichton or John Charels, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Rowan, 1985, p. 38
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
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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