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[42] Preliminary design for a castle-style tower, c.1784, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 1/12
Purpose
[42] Preliminary design for a castle-style tower, c.1784, unexecuted
Aspect
Sketch elevation of a three-storey round tower adorned with balustrading and machicolated cornices, and a flagpole. There are a mixture of square-headed and arched windows within relieving arches. There are also some additional sketches of details of the machicolated cornice
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- c.1784
datable to c.1784
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (243x195)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Watermark
GR surmounted by a crowned cartouche
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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