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  • image SM Adam volume 10/159

Reference number

SM Adam volume 10/159

Purpose

[13] Preliminary design for a conservatory, c1782, possibly executed

Aspect

Above - Elevation of a one-and-a-half-storey, three-bay central block with a pyramidal roof articulated by paired Tuscan columns and a pediment set across the central bay. There is a central entrance flanked by Corinthian columns, with a fan light above and this is flanked by semi-circular-headed windows. The central block is flanked by link bays articulated by Tuscan columns and with full-height windows. The building terminates in octagonal pavilions surmounted by pyramidal roofs. There is a central entrance flanked by raised Tuscan columns and niches Below - Plan of a building with a central square block flanked by square links leading to circular rooms which are accessed via steps

Scale

to a scale

Signed and dated

  • c1782
    c1782

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (475 x 297)

Hand

Probably
Robert Adam

Literature

King, 2001, Volume II, p. 224
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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