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[17] Design for a conservatory, c1782, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 41/89
Purpose
[17] Design for a conservatory, c1782, possibly executed
Aspect
Axial section of a conservatory with a pitched roof supporting a weather vane, a colonnaded screen across the principal front, and a lean-to building to the rear. Within the building there is a circular room with a central stepped entrance flanked by Tuscan columns, and with a blank tablet set above. To the left of this there is a full-height window with an oculus window above
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Section across the Conservatory (and in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) at Ray Hall the Seat of Sir James Wright Baronet and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1782
c1782
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and pink wash on laid paper (473 x 242)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 26
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 224
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 224
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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