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[4] Design for the principal elevation of a house, c.1773-92, executed status unknown
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 45/22
Purpose
[4] Design for the principal elevation of a house, c.1773-92, executed status unknown
Aspect
Elevation of a two-storey, seven-bay house with a hipped roof, over a half-sunk basement with a central portico. There is a tripartite entrance separated by columns, supporting a large fanlight within the portico, and above the central bay projects slightly forward with a pediment above. The elevation is adorned with a moulded cornice above the principal floor. The house is flanked by single-storey wings terminating in single-bay pedimented pavilions
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/4 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
(In the hand of William Adam) North front of Donovan House for / John Johnstone Esqr of Alva
Signed and dated
- c.1773-92
c.1773-92
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (525x284)
Watermark
IVG surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 9
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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