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[17] Finished drawing for the principal elevation of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1791, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 33/9
Purpose
[17] Finished drawing for the principal elevation of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1791, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a group of prison buildings, same as SM Adam volume 1/74 with some minor omissions and additions including elevations of the flanking wings which terminate in in two-storey, five-bay blocks, all over a half-sunk basement. The central gable contains a clock, with a little belfry above and the outer gabled ends are of a matching design
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 of an inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Elevation of the North front of a Bridewell for the County & City of Edinburgh proposed to be erected / upon the Caltoun[sic] Hill with the Front of the Governors House & etc ~ with some dimensions / (verso) (in pencil) Bridewell
Signed and dated
- 1790-91
datable to 1790-91
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a ruled border on laid paper (545x338)
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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