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[10] Preliminary design for the elevation of a castle-style house, c.1788-89, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 1/71
Purpose
[10] Preliminary design for the elevation of a castle-style house, c.1788-89, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a three-storey castle-style house with four-storey circular towers with conical roofs and a single-storey, arcaded, circular room with a conical roof followed by a three-storey, five-bay wing with corner towers and a projecting central three bays with a stepped entrance. Across the entire elevation are a mixture of square-headed windows, arched windows, and oculi as well as machicolated cornices, string coursing, crenellations and corbelled bartizans
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Signed and dated
- c.1788-89
datable to c.1788-89
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (455x239)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, probably Robert or James Adam
Adam office hand, probably Robert or James Adam
Watermark
W surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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