[27] Preliminary design for alterations to the house, 1776, partly executed

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
- Country houses
  - Nostell Priory, Wakefield, West Yorkshire: designs for interior decoration, alterations to the house, and buildings in the park for Sir Rowland Winn, 5th Baronet, 1765-85 (39)
    - Structural alterations: 1776-85
      - Preliminary designs for alterations to the house, 1776, partly executed (5)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 41/42

Purpose

[27] Preliminary design for alterations to the house, 1776, partly executed

Aspect

Elevation of the garden (west) front of the house, as Adam volume 41/41, but without the loggia and curved stairs, and with central three-bay bows on the ground storey of the wings, supporting an Ionic peristyle

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Scale

bar scale of ¾ inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

Elevation of the West Front of Nostel in Yorkshire The Seat of Sir Rowland Winn and some measurements given (verso) 2

Signed and dated

01/08/1776
Adelphi August 1st 1776

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (744 x 522)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi

Watermark

JWHATMAN and GR surmounted by fleur de lis within crowned cartouche

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 24
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 219
Sands, 2012, Volume 1, p. 121, Volume 2, pp. 191-192, 194
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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