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  • image SM Adam volume 51/42

Reference number

SM Adam volume 51/42

Purpose

[42] Design for a bridge, 1788, executed in part

Aspect

Elevation of a bridge, same as SM Adam volume 1/226 with additional architectural detailing including curved abutment walls terminating in a pedestal surmounted by a lamp, and a sketch of the surrounding landscape

Scale

bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

(In the hand of the William Adam) Kirkdale Bridge with some dimensions in pencil / (verso) Kirkdale Bridge / & Views / Sir Saml Hannay / Kirkdale / (in pencil) Number 27

Signed and dated

  • c.1788
    datable to c.1788

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (541x374)

Hand

Probably
Robert or James Adam

Watermark

J WHATMAN

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 20
King, 2001, Volume 1, p. 138; Volume 2, p. 221
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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