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[6] Alternative finished drawing for the principal elevation of a house, 1790, executed status unknown
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 34/69
Purpose
[6] Alternative finished drawing for the principal elevation of a house, 1790, executed status unknown
Aspect
Elevation of a three-storey, three-bay house with a pitched roof, with flanking single-bay wings terminating in pavilions with pedimented domed roofs, over a half sunk basement. There is a raised entrance portico within a relieving arch with Tuscan columns and a fluted frieze. Across the entire elevation are a mixture of arched, square-headed and tripartite windows, some in moulded and pedimented surrounds, as well as rope moulding, enclosed rosettes, balustrading and panels
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to t0 feet
Inscribed
(In the hand of William Adam) Elevation of the South of Champ fleurie ~
Signed and dated
- 1790
datable to 1790
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a ruled border on laid paper (464x269)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Watermark
W surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 6
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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