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  • image SM Adam volume 37/38

Reference number

SM Adam volume 37/38

Purpose

[15] Design for stable offices, 1776, as executed

Aspect

Axial section and elevation of a one-and-a-half-storey, five-bay stable block, with a pitched roof. On the ground storey there is a Doric arcade, with an entrance in the second bay. On the first storey there are half-height windows for the hay loft

Scale

bar scale of 2 1/4 inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

For His Grace the Duke of Roxburgh Hanover Square (in the hand of William Adam) / Hay Loft / Stable / Front of Offices from A to B / for His Grace the Duke of Roxburgh in Hanover Square (pencil) and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • August 1776
    Adelphi / August 6.t 1776

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (532 x 372)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 40
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 293
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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