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[5] Preliminary design for the principal front of a hospital chapel, c1778, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 2/82
Purpose
[5] Preliminary design for the principal front of a hospital chapel, c1778, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a two-storey, five-bay building, with a pyramidal roof surmounted by a weather vane. The central three-bays are projecting, with a central entrance flanked by niches at the ground-storey level. At the first-storey level there is a central semi-circular-headed window set within a relieving arch, and this is flanked by roundels. The window is set within an Ionic portico, which is surmounted by a tablet inscribed EMMANUEL HOSPITAL, and this supports a statuary group. The central three bays are flanked by single bays, with half-height windows at the ground-storey level. At the first-storey level there are balustraded windows and Ionic pilasters. To the right-hand side of the building there is a carriage arch way
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- c1778
c1778
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (278 x 237)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 59
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 66
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 66
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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