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[8] Finished drawing for a chapel, 1759-62
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 50/88
Purpose
[8] Finished drawing for a chapel, 1759-62
Aspect
Plan and wall elevation for a rectangular chapel with apsidal ends concealing spiral staircases. The elevation shows a arched window framed by engaged Corinthian columns. On the plan the end windows are shown as tripartites, with the outer light being blind, and flanked by niches
Scale
bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Plan of a Chapel & Window for Edwin Lascelles Esqr afterwards Lord Harewood (in the hand of William Adam) and some dimensions (in pencil) (verso) Edwin Lascelles Esqr
Signed and dated
- 1759-62
date range: 1759-62
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (346 x 493)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 16
Mauchline, 1992, p. 83
Harris, 2001, p. 144
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Mauchline, 1992, p. 83
Harris, 2001, p. 144
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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