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[117] Record drawing for the greenhouse, 1779
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 35/24
Purpose
[117] Record drawing for the greenhouse, 1779
Aspect
Elevation of a single-storey, seven-bay Doric colonnaded greenhouse with single-bay domed end pavilions and a central pediment with a figurative frieze and three acroteria. The central seven-bay colonnade is glazed, and there is an aedicular window in each of the end pavilions, which have small porticos and pediments on the side, seen here in profile
Scale
bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Elevation of a Green House for Edwin Lascelles Esqr at Harewood and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- June 1779
Adelphi / 12t June [1779]
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (604 x 486)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 16
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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