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  • image SM Adam volume 10/32

Reference number

SM Adam volume 10/32

Purpose

[5] Preliminary design for a terraced square, 1792, unexecuted

Aspect

Sketch perspective of a terraced square showing three sides of a square around a central water feature bound by roads. The buildings themselves are classical, generally three storeys in height, with columns pediments and some rustication

Scale

not to scale

Inscribed

View of the north, East & west side of Stirling / Square Glasgow / J[_]m[_]

Signed and dated

  • 1792
    datable to 1792

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (274x196)

Hand

Probably
Robert or James Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 14
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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