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[2] Alternative design for the elevation of a lodge and gateway, 1775, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 21/167
Purpose
[2] Alternative design for the elevation of a lodge and gateway, 1775, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a single-storey lodge and gateway with a central pyramidal block with an arched porch containing a plaque inscribed ‘BOTHWELL’ surmounted by a sphinx on a pedestal, with a medallion above, and flanked by single-bay links terminating in single-bay, pedimented pavilions with windows and oculi within relieving arches. The elevation is adorned with rustication, a continuous string course with rope moulding, and pinnacles
Scale
to a scale
Signed and dated
- 7/2/1775
Adelphi 7 Febry 1775 –
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and sepia wash on laid paper (319x204)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 4
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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