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[5] Finished drawing for a bridge, c1782, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 51/3
Purpose
[5] Finished drawing for a bridge, c1782, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a bridge with a central segmental arch flanked by pairs of semi-circular-headed arches. The stepped piers are ornamented with urns raised on pedestals and set within Doric aedicula with friezes of fluting. The spandrels are ornamented with rosette roundels and there is a continuous band of Vitruvian above. The piers are surmounted by pediments containing ornamental tablets embellished with bands of scrolled hearts. The bridge has a turned, stone balustrade with a central pediment ornamented with a peltoid shield and festoon, which are flanked by an urn and dagger
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Bridge for The Right Honble Viscount Townsend (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- c1782
c1782
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and sepia wash on laid paper (1446 x 503)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 26
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 182
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 182
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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