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[6] Alternative design for the rear elevation of a house, 1780, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 1/181
Purpose
[6] Alternative design for the rear elevation of a house, 1780, unexecuted
Aspect
Rear elevation of a three-storey, five-bay house with a hipped roof with a balustraded parapet, and a central, three-bay bow, articulated by Ionic columns at the first floor with a balustrade. The elevation is adorned with string coursing, moulded cornices, and a guilloche frieze
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Some dimensions in pencil
Signed and dated
- 1780
datable to 1780
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (315x444)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Verso
Design for the front elevation of a house, same as SM Adam volume 48/66
Watermark
IV
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 29
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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