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[1] Design and survey drawing for the south front of a house, 1782
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 37/109
Purpose
[1] Design and survey drawing for the south front of a house, 1782
Aspect
Above- Elevation of a two-storey, three-bay block with a pitched roof, and this is flanked by single-storey, single-bay pavilions with pitched roofs. The central bay of the principal block is projecting and contains an entrance with a semi-circular-headed window set above. The central bay is surmounted by a castellated pediment supporting a cross, with an oculus set within the tympanum. The pediment is flanked by minor turrets with slit windows and conical roofs. The central bay is flanked by half-height windows at the ground and first-storey level. The single-bay pavilions contain full-height windows, and are surmounted by castellated pediments supporting weather vanes. The pediments are flanked by minor turrets with slit windows and conical roofs
Below- Elevation of a two-storey, three-bay block with a hipped roof, and this is flanked by single-bay, single-storey pavilions. The central bay of the principal block is projecting and contains a Tuscan portico entrance. Above the entrance there is a semi-circular-headed window. The central bay is surmounted by a pitched, castellated pediment, with an oculus set within the tympanum. The pediment supports a belvedere with a semi-circular-headed window and a broken pediment supporting a cross. The central bay is flanked by half-height windows at the ground and first-storey levels, with a string course set in between. The single-bay pavilions contain semi-circular-headed windows, with castellated, pitched pediments above. The pediments support belvederes, with semi-circular-headed windows and broken pediments supporting weather vanes
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/4 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Design for the South Front of Cobham House in the Castle Style / for William Saltonstall Esq.r / Elevation of Cobham House in Kent in the Taste of the / present Building for William Saltonstall Esq.r / 109 (pencil)
Signed and dated
- October 1782
Adelphi October / 1782
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (375 x 507)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 7
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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