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[7] Preliminary design for a bridge, 1758-70, unexecuted
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Reference number
Adam volume 2/183
Purpose
[7] Preliminary design for a bridge, 1758-70, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough perspective of a bridge, set within a landscape, composed of three rusticated, semicircular arches, with roundels in the spandrels, and surmounted by a balustrade, and supported by four piers, one of which contains a sculpture-filled niche, and the piers are surmounted by sculptures, the far left-hand pier having a sphinx, and the two inner piers having reclining figures of Bacchus, and with an abutment terminating in a pedestal supporting an urn or a lantern
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
As the Mahogany for the Book / Room is very forward, Ld Coventry / wishes Mr Adams woud settle / how the Space above the / Chimney is to be disposd / Q. Whether any thing more / than a Picture in a handsome / frame will be advisable!
Signed and dated
- 1758-1770
Date range: 1758-70
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (380 x 311)
Hand
Robert Adam
Verso
Rough preliminary elevation of Adam volume 51/12, drawn in pencil, but with sphinxes instead of Bacchic sculptures, Chancellor (in pencil) / Lord Chancellor (in pen)
Literature
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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