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[15] Design for a gateway, c1775-79, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 51/53
Purpose
[15] Design for a gateway, c1775-79, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan and elevation of a crenellated gateway as Adam volume 21/139, but drawn to scale, and without the pencil-drawn alternative end turret, and with a plan showing the links being colonnaded on the inner side, and the end turrets being paired
Scale
bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Gateway for Burleigh Castle (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- 1775-1779
date range: 1775-1779
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (634 x 492)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, and title inscription in the hand of William Adam, with drawn pencil annotations in the hand of Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 5
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 243
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 243
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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