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[9] Finished drawing for the principal front of the south building, 1784, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 31/1
Purpose
[9] Finished drawing for the principal front of the south building, 1784, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a two-and-a-half-storey, thirteen-bay building as SM Adam volume 1/57, with minor alterations
Scale
bar scale of 1 3/8 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Design of a Front for the South Side of the Quadrangle of Kings College Cambridge / Extends 250 feet / No 3 (pencil)
Signed and dated
- 1784
Robt Adam Architect 1784.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a double ruled border on laid paper (909 x 540)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Verso
King's College Cambridge 5 Elevations / 2 Section 4 Ground Plans / faint pencil inscription / South
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, pp. 173-79; Index, p. 6
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 53
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 53
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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