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[39] Preliminary design for a bridge, c1786, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 1/85
Purpose
[39] Preliminary design for a bridge, c1786, unexecuted
Aspect
Perspective view of a bridge with brick piers surmounted by timber starlings, and a timber balustrade ornamented with lozenges, with pilasters supporting finials. The bridge is flanked by banks with trees
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- c1786
c1786
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (296 x 238)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, p. 171; Index, p. 4
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 257
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 257
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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