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[14] Finished drawing for the ground floor of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1791, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 33/33
Purpose
[14] Finished drawing for the ground floor of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1791, unexecuted
Aspect
Ground plan for a group of prison buildings with surrounding yards enclosed by a continuous retaining wall same as SM Adam volume 33/19 but with circular bastions to the radiating wall
Scale
bar scale of 3/8 of an inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
(Verso) Sketches of the former design of the / Bridewell
Signed and dated
- 1790-91
datable to 1790-91
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured wash including cerulean blue and Naples yellow on laid paper within a ruled border (533x368)
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
Portal & Bridges
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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