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[12] Alternative design for the principal front of a stable block, 1792, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 48/58
Purpose
[12] Alternative design for the principal front of a stable block, 1792, unexecuted
Aspect
Principle elevation of a two-storey, thirteen-bay stable block comprising a central range with projecting end pavilions linked by quadrants. The central range is seven-bays wide with a hipped roof and contains a five-bay loggia with a range of five Diocletian windows above the colonnade which terminate in pedimented pavilions with ground-floor niches containing urns. The end pavilions comprise a single tall storey with a ground-floor relieving arch with a frieze, balustrade and clock tower above. There is a mixture of rectangular and arched windows and oculi
Scale
bar scale of 7/8 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
(In the hand of William Adam) Dunbar offices / not shewn / (and in another hand) not shewn
Signed and dated
- 12/1792
Dec ~ 1792 / (and in pencil) Decr 1792
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a ruled border on laid paper (465x286)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly John Robertson
Adam office hand, possibly John Robertson
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 10
King, 2001, Volume 2, p. 217
Further literary references in the scheme notes
King, 2001, Volume 2, p. 217
Further literary references in the scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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