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[5] Design for a classical lodge, 1781, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 36/45
Purpose
[5] Design for a classical lodge, 1781, unexecuted
Aspect
Principal (northwest) elevation of a two-storey, three-bay lodge, with flanking single-storey wings with hipped roofs, all over a basement. There is a central portico with Tuscan columns and a frieze with enclosed rosettes, and flanked by multipaned windows. The flanking wings have Venetian windows within relieving arches with balustrades
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
North West front of the Lodge with some dimensions
Signed and dated
- 6/8/1781
Adelphi / 6.th August 1781
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (398x272)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 54
King, 2001, p. 135
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, p. 135
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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