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[7] Finished drawing for a building, c.1791-92, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 48/8
Purpose
[7] Finished drawing for a building, c.1791-92, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of the principal front of a four-storey, thirteen-bay building with a central raised dome. The entire ground floor is rusticated and the central and outer first-floor bays are articulated by pairs of giant columns flanking openings within relieving arches. The central columns support a pediment with acroteria. There are a mixture of square-headed and arched windows and across the entire elevation is a mixture of string coursing, cornices, medallions, urns in niches, moulded panels and festoon friezes
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
(In the hand of William Adam) Infirmary at Glasgow / (verso) Elevation of the Infirmary for Glasgow
Signed and dated
- c.1791-92
datable to c.1791-92
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil within a ruled border on laid paper (635x476)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly John Robertson
Adam office hand, possibly John Robertson
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 14
Stevenson, 2000, pp. 196-200
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Stevenson, 2000, pp. 196-200
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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