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[3] Finished drawing for a house, c1772, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 40/65
Purpose
[3] Finished drawing for a house, c1772, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of a two-and-a-half-storey, three-bay, balustraded building with a hipped roof. The rusticated ground storey has full-height windows in the first and second bays, set within relieving arches. The third bay contains a stepped entrance with a fan light above, all set within a relieving arch. The ground storey is set behind an iron work balustrade ornamented with calyx, and this is segmented by iron-work balusters supporting lanterns. The balusters are ornamented with anthemia, fluting and calyx. On the first storey there are full-height, balustraded, aedicule windows with friezes of rosettes, all set within reliving arches. The windows are flanked by giant fluted Corinthian pilasters. On the second storey there is a string course of fluting and half-height windows. The building has a frieze of rosette roundels
Scale
bar scale of 3 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Elevation of Sir Watkin Williams Wynns House St James Square- (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- c1772
c1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (434 x 582)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Giuseppe Manocchi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 49
King, 2001, Volume I, pp. 10-11, 275
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, pp. 10-11, 275
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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