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[2] Design for the extension to the house, c1760-61, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 31/111
Purpose
[2] Design for the extension to the house, c1760-61, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation with a three-storey, three-bay, domed, canted central block, with Venetian windows on the ground floor, flanked on either side by a two-storey, four-bay link with balustrading along the roof line, and a three-storey, three-bay canted tower with balustrading along the roof line. The ground-floor windows of the links and towers are pedimented, and there are pencil annotations showing additional towers, crenelations, and an alternative window design
Scale
bar scale of 1/7 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Elevation of the Garden Front for / The Right Honourable Lord Digby (verso) Lord Digby / 2
Signed and dated
- 1760-1761
datable to c1760-61
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil within a single ruled border on laid paper (653 x 381)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam, with addition to title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 28
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 165
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 165
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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