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  • image SM Adam volume 32/59

Reference number

SM Adam volume 32/59

Purpose

[4] Finished drawing for an extension to the south end of the house, 1758, as executed

Aspect

Section through the extension of two floors. The new masonry is shown in pink, and the carpentry, including the roof trusses, in yellow

Scale

bar scale of 2/5 inch to 1 foot

Signed and dated

  • 1758
    datable to 1758

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash, and pink and Naples yellow washes within a single ruled border on laid paper (583 x 482)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 18
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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