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[14] Finished drawing for a lodge, c.1781, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 36/57
Purpose
[14] Finished drawing for a lodge, c.1781, unexecuted
Aspect
Principal elevation of a lodge, same as SM Adam volume 36/56 with the addition of a pediment to the central portico, and the omission of the balustraded parapet to the flanking wings and addition of chimney stacks and cornices with mutules below
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 of an inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
A new Design for the Principal front of a Lodge For The Right Hon.ble / The Earl of Findlater / Extends 176 Feet
Signed and dated
- c.1781
datable to c.1781
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a ruled border on laid paper (435x272)
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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