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[9] Finished drawing for stables, c1763, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 30/135
Purpose
[9] Finished drawing for stables, c1763, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of the side front, of a two-storey, five-bay building, with a hipped roof, and projecting end bays. Each bay contains a rectangular window surmounted by a Diocletian window set within a relieving arch, and the two end bays are articulated by paired Doric plasters. There are half-height windows in the upper register
Scale
bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Stables for his Grace the Duke of Manchester (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- c1763
datable to c1763
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (530 x 302)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly, Agostino Brunias, Agostino Scara, or Benedetto Napoletano 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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