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[8] Finished drawing for the south elevation of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1790-91, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 33/21
Purpose
[8] Finished drawing for the south elevation of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1790-91, unexecuted
Aspect
Rear (south) elevation and part-section of a group of prison buildings comprising a central five-bay, two-storey block flanked by curved wings terminating in pavilions. The central block has a central corridor shown in section, bound by two curved walls. The first-floor is divided into three bays by pairs of Tuscan columns, flanked by single bays within recessed arches with gabled ends. The curved wings comprise a ground-floor arcaded loggia with continuous string coursing, and in the central bay of each wing is a pedimented opening, with ground-floor columns and first-floor balustraded Diocletian windows
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 an inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Front of the circular Courts for the new Bridewell / (verso) Printed Plan of the Town & the new intended Bridew[sic]
Signed and dated
- 1790-91
datable to 1790-91
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (194x450)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, John Robertson, or John Paterson
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, John Robertson, or John Paterson
Watermark
GR surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 11
King, Vol. 2, 2001, p. 54
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, Vol. 2, 2001, p. 54
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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