Explore Collections
You are here:
CollectionsOnline
/
[1] Preliminary designs for a cottage and gates, c.1791, unexecuted
Browse
Reference number
SM Adam volume 10/95
Purpose
[1] Preliminary designs for a cottage and gates, c.1791, unexecuted
Aspect
Recto:
Upper: Elevation of a two-storey building with single-storey projecting wings flanking the central block. There is a central three-bay loggia and each range has a pitched roof. Adjoining the left of the building is a gated screen with piers
Upper middle: Ground-storey plan showing three large rooms with a loggia. The are piers to the left of the house
Lower middle: Elevation of a two-storey, three-bay building. The central bay is adorned with a columned, broken-base pediment
Lower: Elevation of a two-storey building comprising a three-bay central block with flanking single-bay wings. The central block contains a large arched opening flanked by paired columns supporting a broken-base pediment with an oculus
Verso:
Upper: Perspective showing a single-storey building with adjoining gates and piers. The building has a pitched roof and projecting porch
Lower: Perspective showing a single-storey, three-bay building with adjoining gates and piers. The building has a central pedimented portico. The piers are surmounted by vases
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Ld. Wemyss / (verso) […] at Gossford
Signed and dated
- c.1791
datable to c.1791
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (202x325)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Watermark
Knight with an orb surmounted by a crown
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 15
King, 2001, pp. 253-255, 258
Further literary references in scheme notes
King, 2001, pp. 253-255, 258
Further literary references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk