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[9] Finished drawing for the east front of the College of Justice, 1791, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 33/02
Purpose
[9] Finished drawing for the east front of the College of Justice, 1791, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of the east front comprising the existing College of Justice and Robert Adam’s proposed additions, an alternative design to SM Adam volume 1/167. In the foreground is a two-storey building with a flat roof, and a four-storey turret with an ogee-shaped conical roof. The windows are in a mixture of rectangular, square, and pedimented surrounds and the principal entrance is arched and adorned with a classical architrave surmounted by raised statues and a broken-topped-pedimented opening above. To the right is a three-storey octagonal tower, the same as SM Adam volume 1/170, with the statues omitted and the added detailing to the second floor including a tripartite window divided by Tuscan columns within a recessed arch, with a waterleaf frieze and panels with guttae above. Abutting the tower is an arched opening and behind is a four-storey building with a hipped roof and arched windows on the third floor
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
East front of the Library &c towards the Parliament Square Edinburgh College of Justice / (verso) 1 Advocates Library at Edinr / 5 Pieces consisting of one Elevation of Front / 1 Section & General ground Plan. / two side Elevations / these are in a finished state / from No 2
Signed and dated
- 1791
Robt Adam Architect 1791
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash within a ruled border on laid paper (648x481)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or John Robertson
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or John Robertson
Watermark
Footed P
Notes
This design is an alternative to SM Adam volume 1/167 and shows a different design for both the existing College of Justice building and the octagonal tower. In this design, Adam has removed a number of original features from the existing College of Justice building including the corner bartizan, the decorative balustrade and the surrounds to the windows and door but has kept the three-statue motif above the entrance, repeating the portico design from SM Adam volume 1/167.
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 11
Brown, 1989, p. 72
Kerr, 1998, pp. 4-7
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Brown, 1989, p. 72
Kerr, 1998, pp. 4-7
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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