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[8] Finished drawing for a stable court, unexecuted, c1759
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 29/24
Purpose
[8] Finished drawing for a stable court, unexecuted, c1759
Aspect
Plan of a quadrangular stable building with different stalls for different types of horses
Scale
bar scale of 1/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Plan of Court of Stables for Castle Ashby / one of the Seats of the Right Honble the Earl of Northampton / Stables (in pencil) / Hunters / Stalls / Boiler for Water / Hack Stables / Boiler for Water / Carpenters Shop / Bail Stables / Coach House / Bail Stables / Smiths Shop / Coach Horses / Stalls / Stalls (in pencil) / Hunters and dimensions given (verso) P[la]n Northampton Stables
Signed and dated
- c1759
datable to c1759
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (552 x 525)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
LVILLEDARY / LVG and fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index 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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