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[9] Finished drawing for the principal front of a castle-style house, 1791, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 29/8
Purpose
[9] Finished drawing for the principal front of a castle-style house, 1791, as executed
Aspect
Same as SM Adam volume 29/7 but with three windows in each section at basement (ground) level. There is a pencil outline of a single-storey wing to the left of the main house with crenelations and bartizans
Scale
bar scale of 7/8 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Design of the Principal Front to Mauldslie Castle in Clydesdale, One of the Seats of the Right Honble / The Earl of Hyndford / (verso) Mauldslie Castle
Signed and dated
- 1791
Robt Adam Architect 1791
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a ruled border on laid paper (530x359)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Watermark
Portal & Bridges
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 22
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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