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[16] Design for a conservatory, 1782, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 41/90
Purpose
[16] Design for a conservatory, 1782, 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 space set behind a Tuscan colonnade
Scale
bar scale of 3 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section across the Conservatory- and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- November 1782
Adelphi / 6.th Nov.r 1782
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (474 x 289)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison
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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