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[39] Design for a the Foulby Gates, c1777, executed with alterations
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 51/74
Purpose
[39] Design for a the Foulby Gates, c1777, executed with alterations
Aspect
Plan and elevation of a gateway, showing alternative arrangements; with a central carriage arch set between two piers; to the right-hand side of the arch there is ornamental ironwork, and to the left-hand side there is a wooden door. The right-hand pier is ornamented with an engaged Doric column, and beyond this is a short curved wall, terminating in a column; and beyond this is a lower wall. The left-hand pier is ornamented with a fluted engaged Doric column, has a fluted frieze with a tablet ornamented with a rosette, and is surmounted by an urn; and beyond this is a curved ironwork fence terminating in a column; and beyond this is a lower wall
Scale
bar scale of 1/3 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Gateway for the Park at Nostell and some measurements given (verso) Gateway at Nostel Sr Rowland Winn / 3
Signed and dated
- c1777
datable to c1777
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (383 x 499)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam or Joseph Bonomi
Watermark
LVG surmounted by fleur de lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 24
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 358
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 358
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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