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[1] Preliminary design for a house, 1761-63, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/7/182
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design for a house, 1761-63, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough plan of a house, with a nine- by seven-bay central block. With a central stairwell, with one screened dog-leg staircase, and one screened curved staircase. Beyond the stairwell is a drawing room with apses on three sides. There is a three-bay portico on the garden front, three-bay canted bows on each side, and a five-bay portico on the principal front, with paired external stairs. The central block is flanked by one-bay links, and pavilions with apsidal ends on the principal and garden fronts
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
Lord Shelburne / Closet / Lady / Bed Rm / Music / Dress / Drawing / Hall / Eating Room
Signed and dated
- 1761-1763
date range: 1761-63
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (160 x 141)
Hand
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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