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[30] Alternative design for a bridge, c1761-68, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 51/31
Purpose
[30] Alternative design for a bridge, c1761-68, unexecuted
Aspect
Unfinished elevation of a bridge set within a landscape of three segmental arches, the central arch being the widest, supporting four piers. The central arch is surmounted by a sculpted centaur, and the outer arches are surmounted by griffon relief panels. There is a parapet of balustrading. The abutments are ornamented with a band of fret
Scale
bar scale of 3/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Bridge for The Right Honble The Earl of Shelburne proposed to be built over a Branch of the Great piece of Water at Bowood in Wiltshire and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1761-1768
date range: 1761-68
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including sepia within a single ruled border on laid paper (1166 x 446)
Hand
Adam office hand, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 4
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 215
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 215
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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