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[4] Finished drawing for the principal elevation of a castle-style building, 1791, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 30/79
Purpose
[4] Finished drawing for the principal elevation of a castle-style building, 1791, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a three-storey, castle-style building over a half-sunk basement, same as SM Adam volume 1/186
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 of an inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Principal Front of an Addition to Castle Semple one of the seats of William Macdowall Esquire ~ / Extends 108 feet with some floor dimensions
Signed and dated
- 1791
Robt Adam Archt 1791.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a ruled border on laid paper (546x369x)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or John Robertson
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or John Robertson
Watermark
PORTAL & BRIDGES
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 6
King, 2001, p. 161
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, p. 161
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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