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[6] Finished drawing for the walls of the great hall, June 1759, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 29/21
Purpose
[6] Finished drawing for the walls of the great hall, June 1759, unexecuted
Aspect
Window wall (south wall) elevation with a deep cove, a central Venetian window, flanked on either side by rectangular windows, and Corinthian pedimented, arched doors. The wall is ornamented with medallion overdoors and two rectangular capricci
Scale
bar scale of 2/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Window Side of a Great Hall For The Right Honble The Earl of Northampton at Castle Ashby / 22 (in pencil) (verso) 5
Signed and dated
- June 1759
datable to June 1759
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (729 x 511)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias
Watermark
VDL and fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume I, p. 34, Volume II, Index p. 6
Stillman, 1966, pp. 22, 62
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes
Stillman, 1966, pp. 22, 62
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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