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[8] Preliminary design for the east front of additions to the College of Justice, 1790-91, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 1/170
Purpose
[8] Preliminary design for the east front of additions to the College of Justice, 1790-91, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of the east front of a three-storey octagonal tower with a domed roof. The ground floor comprises a large tripartite entrance divided by Tuscan columns and surmounted by a fanlight, flanked by columns with Ionic capitals. The first floor has a Venetian window with a balustrade, flanked by urn-filled niches with medallions above, and the second floor contains a tripartite window
Scale
to a rough scale
Signed and dated
- 1790-91
datable to 1790-91
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (191x369)
Hand
Possibly
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Watermark
Footed P
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 11
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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