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[1] Preliminary design for a house, ND, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 26/155
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design for a house, ND, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the bedchamber storey of a house and the flanking domestic offices. The central three bays of the principal front are projecting and set behind a portico, with the flanking bays set behind a colonnade. There is a central bifurcated staircase which links to bedrooms and oval rooms with niches. To the rear there is a further staircase and a water closet. The central block is flanked by curved colonnades(?) and further staircases. Beyond this there is a stable block on the left-hand side, and a large rectangular space to the right
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
Cavendish square / Extend 159 and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (201 x 102)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 35
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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