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[4] Finished drawing for a hospital chapel, c1759, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam voliume 38/18
Purpose
[4] Finished drawing for a hospital chapel, c1759, unexecuted
Aspect
Axial section of a two-storey building, with a domed roof containing an oculus and a stepped, Corinthian portico entrance on the left-hand side. The portico has a frieze ornamented with ox skulls and festoons. The internal space contains a giant Corinthian colonnade, which supports a balcony with tiered seating at the first-storey level. The terminating pilaster for the balcony is ornamented with a herm, and the ceiling is bordered by a band of dentils
Scale
bar scale of 3 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section of Lock Hospital Chapel (in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil)
Signed and dated
- c1759
c1759
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (1012 x 651)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 39
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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