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[13] Design for a Roman-style temple, c.1790, execution status unknown
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 4/87
Purpose
[13] Design for a Roman-style temple, c.1790, execution status unknown
Aspect
Plan and elevation for an octagonal-shaped temple with a cylindrical domed tower, with four protruding walls terminating in fluted columns on pedestals with inflamed urns. The building is adorned with a central arch, medallions, a balustrade around the tower, and a moulded cornice
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
Elevation of a Building in the Roman Stile proposed to be / erected in the Center of the Roman Camp upon a Hill near / Fullerton in the Shire of Ayr, by Collonel Fullerton
Signed and dated
- c.1790
datable to c.1790
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and sepia wash on laid paper (172x204)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 14
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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