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[1] Preliminary design for a church, c.1793, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 48/16
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design for a church, c.1793, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a two-storey, eleven-bay church with a central clock tower. The ground floor comprises a continuous rusticated arcade supporting a balustrade to the first floor which is articulated by a Ionic columns supporting an entablature and pediment with heraldry. The clock tower has a domed roof and is adorned with festoon friezes, reclining figures and a decorative panel
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
(In the hand of William Adam) Church at Glasgow / (verso) no 3 / no 3 / (in another hand) Trongate Church, Glasgow
Signed and dated
- c.1793
c.1793
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (485x641)
Hand
Probably
James Adam
James Adam
Level
Drawing
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