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[7] Design for the north front of a house, 1787, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 35/33
Purpose
[7] Design for the north front of a house, 1787, unexecuted
Aspect
North (entrance) elevation of a three-storey, five-bay house with flanking links terminating in three-bay, two-storey pavilions, all over a half-sunk basement, with adjoining basement offices adorned with sculptural groups of putti on dolphins. The main house has a central porte-cochere with Tuscan columns supporting a balustraded parapet. The central bay of the flanking links is articulated by Tuscan columns with a balustraded parapet, and the pavilions are pedimented. The entire elevation is adorned with square-headed windows, some in relieving arches, string coursing and moulded cornices
Scale
bar scale of 5/8 of an inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
North Front of a new Design for Kirkdale in Galloway. The Seat of Sir Samuel Hannay Baronet. / Extends 282 feet with some dimensions
Signed and dated
- 1787
Robt Adam Arch.t 1787.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (523x280)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Watermark
J WHATMAN
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 20
King, Volume 2, 2001, p. 127
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, Volume 2, 2001, p. 127
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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