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[11] Finished drawing for the section of a house, 1787, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 36/97
Purpose
[11] Finished drawing for the section of a house, 1787, unexecuted
Aspect
Axial section through a three-storey house showing a domed rear bow, a sky-lit principal staircase, and balustraded portico to the front with Tuscan columns, with a part-elevation of an adjoining two-storey quadrant link, pavilion and single-storey screen wall to an enclosed court. Across the elevation are a mixture of square-headed, arched and tripartite windows, along with a moulded cornice and string coursing. The piers to the screen walls are rusticated. The different colour washes denote the building materials
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section through the body of the House from West to East shewing part of the / North Wing and Corridore with some dimensions / (verso) 4
Signed and dated
- 1787
Robt. Adam Architect 1787.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured wash including pink and yellow within a double-ruled border on laid paper (521x361)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Watermark
W surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 24
King, 2001, p. 123
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, p. 123
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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