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[6] Finished drawing for a portico soffit for a garden pavilion, 1762, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/88
Purpose
[6] Finished drawing for a portico soffit for a garden pavilion, 1762, possibly executed
Aspect
Plan of a tripartite, rectangular, portico soffit, divided by bands of enclosed rosettes, and bordered by bands of scrolled hearts, and each square compartment contains a patera
Scale
bar scale of 7/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design for finishing the Ceiling of the Portico & Soffite of the Entablature / For Lord Melcombe's Garden Building / at Hammersmith (For Lord Melcombe's Garden Building / at Hammersmith in the hand of William Adam) and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1762
1762
Medium and dimensions
Pen, wash and pink wash on laid paper (400 x 264)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with addition to title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 215
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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