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[5] Preliminary design for a screen wall and gateway, c1770-76, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 51/98
Purpose
[5] Preliminary design for a screen wall and gateway, c1770-76, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a screen and gateway in the form of a Corinthian triumphal arch, with Portland House written on the attic, flanked by a curved screen wall to either side, inset with urn-filled niches, and flanked by wooden doors between pyramid-topped piers, and small pavilions, with pyramidal roofs, and with Venetian windows within relieving arches
Scale
bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1770-1776
date range: 1770-76
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (931 x 327)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 48
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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