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[120] Detail drawing for a gateway, 1779-1782, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/237
Purpose
[120] Detail drawing for a gateway, 1779-1782, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a detail of a gateway, showing the upper portion of an arch, articulated by engaged Doric columns, and in the form of a triumphal arch, with a Doric frieze, and a central figurative bas relief panel in the attic, and with drawn pencil annotations
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
N.B. The pannell is 2.9 wide 4.9 high & 4 ins deep / the Bass relief must be only 3 inches thick
Signed and dated
- May 1781
Adelphi / 29t May 1781
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (217 x 275)
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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