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[2] Finished drawing for the principal (first) storey of a house, c1758-68, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 44/34
Purpose
[2] Finished drawing for the principal (first) storey of a house, c1758-68, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the principal (first) storey of a house as Adam volume 44/33, but with external stairs at the centre of the principal front, tripartite windows in the central block and pavilions on the principal front, and with niches to either side of the windows on the principal and rear fronts of the pavilions; and containing reception rooms in the central block, and servants’ bedrooms in the pavilions
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/8 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Principal Story of a House for _ Palmer Esqr (in the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil) / (and in pencil) Grooms Bed Chamber / Great Drawing room / Salon or 1st Drawing room / Hall / Dining room / Study / China Closet / Bedroom / Servants Bedroom / Kitchen Continued (verso) 5
Signed and dated
- c1758-68
date range: c1758-68
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a double ruled border on laid paper (536 x 344)
Hand
Adam office hand, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam (underwritten in pencil)
Watermark
JVILLEDARY
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 56
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 136
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 136
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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