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[17] Design for adding wings, links and an entrance loggia to the house, c1768, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 39/92
Purpose
[17] Design for adding wings, links and an entrance loggia to the house, c1768, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the attic storey of a nine-bay central block, flanked on either side (north and south) by the outline of the roof of a link, and the roof of a pavilion
Scale
bar scale of 1/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Plan of the Attic Story of Eaton Park, one of the Seats / of the Right Honble Earl Grosvenor [of Eaton Park, one of the Seats / of the Right Honble Earl Grosvenor in the hand of William Adam] / Bed Chamber / Dressing room / Staircase / Bed Chamber / Dressing Room / Dressing Room / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Bed Chamber / Dressing Room / Dressing Room / Water Closet / Lobby / Bed Chamber / Staircase / Dressing Room / Bed Chamber / Dressing Room / Bed Chamber and dimensions given (verso) Number 24 / 1st Design / 7
Signed and dated
- 1768
datable to 1768
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (718 x 510)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, additions to title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
JVILLEDARY LVG and a fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 10
King, 1992, Volume II, p. 124
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 1992, Volume II, p. 124
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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