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[6] Finished drawing for stables, c1763, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 30/137
Purpose
[6] Finished drawing for stables, c1763, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the first floor as Adam volume 30/136, but with bedrooms and storage rooms. The rear range of the courtyard shows the roof of the ground floor rooms below
Scale
bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Plan of the First Floor of the Stable Office &c / for the Duke of Manchester at Kimbolton (in the hand of William Adam) / Roof of the Sheds &c / Saddle Room / Room / Bed Room for Strange Servts / Corn Chamber / Roof Passage / Grooms Room / Hay Lofts / Hay Lofts / Grooms Room / Corn Chamber / Passage / Grooms Room / Gardeners Room / Secd and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1763
datable to c1763
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (574 x 483)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly, Agostino Brunias, Agostino Scara, or Benedetto Napoletano, with addition to title inscriptions in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 20
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 189
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 189
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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