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[1] Finished drawing for a classical gateway, 1765, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 51/99
Purpose
[1] Finished drawing for a classical gateway, 1765, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation and plan of a gateway comprising a central gateway within a Doric pedimented surround with flanking gated openings within moulded surrounds adorned with enclosed rosettes, triglyph, and ram heads, with a continuous fluted frieze and balustrading above
Scale
bar scale of 2 1/2 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Design of a Gateway for His Grace The Duke of Atholl at Dunkeld / (verso) [..]ke of Athall / (in another hand) Elevation of Gateway / (in another hand) Number 28
Signed and dated
- 1765
datable to 1765
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a ruled border on laid paper (490x379)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly George Richardson, Giuseppe Sacco, Giuseppe Manocchi, Robert Nasmith or William Hamilton
Adam office hand, possibly George Richardson, Giuseppe Sacco, Giuseppe Manocchi, Robert Nasmith or William Hamilton
Watermark
LVG with fleur de lis in crowend cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 10
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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