Explore Collections

You are here:
CollectionsOnline
/
[41] Preliminary design for a bridge, c.1788, executed in part
Browse
Reference number
SM Adam volume 1/226
Purpose
[41] Preliminary design for a bridge, c.1788, executed in part
Aspect
Sketch elevation of a three-span rusticated bridge with a keystone over the centre arch, with a panel above, and rounded piers with sloped starlings. The elevation is adorned with enclosed rosettes, a Doric frieze and a continuous bottle-neck balustrade with pyramidal pedestals
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
24 / 13
Signed and dated
- c.1788
datable to c.1788
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (166x162)
Hand
Probably
Robert or James Adam
Robert or James Adam
Literature
King, 2001, Volume 1, p. 138; Volume 2, p. 221
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk