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Reference number

SM Adam volume 4/12

Purpose

[34] Preliminary design for the pyramid gate, 1776, unexecuted

Aspect

Elevation with a landscape, of a three-bay gate, the central bay being composed of a pyramid with a central carriage arch; flanked by two-storey, one-bay pedimented pavilions containing niches

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • 1776
    dateable to 1776

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (419 x 406)

Hand

Robert Adam

Literature

For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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