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[15] Design for an alternative gateway, unexecuted, c1764
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 51/87
Purpose
[15] Design for an alternative gateway, unexecuted, c1764
Aspect
Plan and elevation of a one-storey, three-bay building, with a central bay articulated by engaged Doric columns, and containing a segmental carriage arch, flanked by end bays containing rectangular windows ornamented with quoins, behind which are single-room lodges, each with a chimneypiece. The whole is ornamented with a Doric frieze, and surmounted by a military trophy
Scale
1/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Gateway for Kimbolton Castle the Seat of His Grace The Duke of Manchester and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1764
datable to c1764
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (485 x 388)
Hand
Adma office hand, possibly George Richardson, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
LVG and fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 20
Beard, 1978, pp. 45-46
King, 2001, Volume II, pp. 220, 245
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Beard, 1978, pp. 45-46
King, 2001, Volume II, pp. 220, 245
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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