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[6] Finished design for a sundial, ND, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 49/37
Purpose
[6] Finished design for a sundial, ND, unexecuted
Aspect
Aerial perspective of a sundial with a shadow over the steps. In the centre is a two-part section of the sundial. The dial is adorned with winged sphinxes, as well as mouldings baring the laurel leaf tip and the egg and dart motifs
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
(In the hand of William Adam) Dial for the Duke of Buccleugh
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash including sepia on laid paper (660x550)
Literature
Bolton, Volume II, Index, 1922, p. 9
King, Volume 2, 2001, p. 214
Further literary references in scheme notes
King, Volume 2, 2001, p. 214
Further literary references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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