Explore Collections Explore The Collections
You are here: CollectionsOnline  /  Preliminary design for a fountain, ND
  • image SM Adam volume 25/175

Reference number

SM Adam volume 25/175

Purpose

Preliminary design for a fountain, ND

Aspect

Rough elevation of two variant designs for a fountain, as well as an elevation of a tapering pier, ornamented with a rosette and surmounted by a pyramidal(?) top, and with a plan for a masonry joint(?). The left-hand fountain takes the form of a fluted urn, supprted by a square-based pedestal ornamented with calyx, and with a lion mask spout, and surmounted by an urn-lid-style top ornamented with beading and spiral fluting. The right-hand fountain takes the form of an urn, ornamented with fluting and guilloche, supported by a square(?)-based pedestal ornamented with beading, and the whole is surmounted by a pier ornamented with lion head spouts, a festoon, a rosette, and surmounted by a pyramidal(?) top

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen on laid paper (182x298)

Hand

probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792) - Collections, architect
Robert Adam

Level

Drawing

If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk