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[26] Finished drawing for a bridge, c.1789, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 51/43
Purpose
[26] Finished drawing for a bridge, c.1789, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a single-span bridge with octagonal piers, adorned with crosses, diamond friezes, paterae on the spandrels, a machicolated cornice, balustrading and a central panel with lion heads
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Elevation of a Bridge for the new Approach to Findlater Castle / over the Brook in the Glen. / 50.0
Signed and dated
- c.1789
datable to c.1789
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a ruled border on laid paper (498x312)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 13
King, 2001, p. 244
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, p. 244
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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