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[40] Finished drawing for a bridge, 1780, executed to a variant design
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 37/10
Purpose
[40] Finished drawing for a bridge, 1780, executed to a variant design
Aspect
Elevation of a ruined arch and a bridge with a mixture of square and round towers, adorned with machicolated cornices, voussoired arches and arched windows
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Cullean Castle Bridge for the Right Honorable / The Earl of Cassillis ~ (underwritten in pencil) / (verso) 5
Signed and dated
- 24/3/1780
Adelphi / March 24.th 1780
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and pink wash within a ruled border on laid paper (635x444)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 9
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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