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[6] Finished drawing for the apse head in the saloon, c1770, executed with alterations
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 41/46
Purpose
[6] Finished drawing for the apse head in the saloon, c1770, executed with alterations
Aspect
Plan and detail of an apse head, divided from the room by bands of scrolled hearts and fluting, and screened by two columns. The apse head is ornamented with a patera, enclosed within a segmental band of Vitruvian scroll, a fan, and an outer border of quadrilateral compartments, divided by beading, and containing oval medallions
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Saloon Niche Head at Nostel the Seat of / Sir Rowland Winn Bart (all in the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil) / Soffite [ _ _]anted (in feint pencil)
Signed and dated
- c1770
datable to c1770
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (515 x 349)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Harris, 2001, p. 355
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 219
Sands, 2012, Volume 2, p. 110
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 2001, p. 355
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 219
Sands, 2012, Volume 2, p. 110
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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