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  • image SM Adam volume 38/44

Reference number

SM Adam volume 38/44

Purpose

[2] Finished drawing for the first storey of a corn market, c1772, unexecuted

Aspect

Plan of the first storey of a five-by-three-bay building, with a central block forming a cella. The central block contains a circular staircase, and this is flanked by rectangular rooms with internal windows to provide additional light. The central block is surrounded by a walkway with windows on all sides

Scale

bar scale of 1 3/4 inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

One pair story of the Corn Market at Oxford (in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil)

Signed and dated

  • c1772
    c1772

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil within a single ruled border on laid paper (516 x 363)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi with title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 25
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 57
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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