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  • image SM Adam volume 2/178

Reference number

SM Adam volume 2/178

Purpose

[1] Preliminary design for the elevation of a gateway, c.1785, unexecuted

Aspect

Rough elevation of a gateway comprising a central carriage arch with a keystone and piers flanked by engaged columns supporting an entablature above adorned with triglyphs and a central panel, with a balustrade above. The central carriage arch is flanked by two smaller arches within pilastered surrounds with urns above a parapet. There is a smaller sketch of a similar archway design below, with less architectural detailing

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • c.1785
    datable to c.1785

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (200x164)

Hand

Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison

Watermark

Crowned cartouche containing a man in armour

Literature

For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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