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[57] Design for a section through a castle-style building, c.1787, as executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 37/3
Purpose
[57] Design for a section through a castle-style building, c.1787, as executed
Aspect
Axial section through a castle-style building, same as SM Adam volume 1/35, with the addition of chimneystacks to the roof line. The different coloured washes denote the building materials
Scale
to a scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section across Cullean Castle / (in the hand of William Adam) from North to South / (in a curator’s hand, in pencil) See Vol 1. 35 / Duplicate into R. A. pencil
Signed and dated
- c.1787
datable to c.1787
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, pink and lemon yellow wash on laid paper (469x231)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Watermark
PORTAL & BRIDGES
Notes
The first-floor Doric capitals were replaced with Corinthian capitals when executed and are thought to have been constructed after Adam’s death, as they lack Adam’s standard of craftsmanship.
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 8
Harris, 2002, pp. 322-327
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 2002, pp. 322-327
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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