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[33] Finished drawing for a gateway, c1779-83, not known to have been executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 39/22
Purpose
[33] Finished drawing for a gateway, c1779-83, not known to have been executed
Aspect
Plan and elevation of a gateway in a semi-ruinous condition; with a central two-storey crenellated carriage arch, flanked by single-bay circular towers containing slit and cross windows; and this is flanked by single-storey, three-bay link walls containing arched entrances; and beyond these are one-and-a-half-storey, single-bay, crenellated circular towers with slit and cross windows, one of which contains a spiral staircase; and beyond this there is another three-bay link and tower as before, but with an attic over the central arch of the link, containing a three-bay blind arcade
Scale
bar scale of ¾ inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Gateway for Alnwick Castle the Seat of His Grace the Duke of Northumberland (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- 1779-83
datable to c1779-83
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (509 x 260)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with title inscriptions in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
GR surmounted by fleur de lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 1
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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