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[11] Finished drawing for a house, c.1787, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 46/127
Purpose
[11] Finished drawing for a house, c.1787, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a three-storey, five-bay house with flanking, single-storey, three-bay links terminating in three-bay, two storey pavilions, all over a half-sunk, rusticated basement. The main house is adorned with a central stepped entrance with a fanlight, flanked by Tuscan columns supporting a pediment. The outer bays of the house project forward, and their windows are within relieving arches. The pavilions are pedimented, with oculi in the centre and the entire elevation is adorned with string coursing, sills, and moulded cornices
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 of an inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Unknown / 50 / (in pencil) 50th
Signed and dated
- c.1787
datable to c.1787
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a ruled border on laid paper (245x157)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Literature
Rowan, 1985, pp. 61-65
King, 2001, p. 127
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, p. 127
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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