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[9] Design for alterations to the house, 1774, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 45/39
Purpose
[9] Design for alterations to the house, 1774, unexecuted
Aspect
Ground plan of a house which is eleven bays wide on the west front, and with the central three bays slightly projecting, and seven bays wide on the east front, with two-bay corner pavilions to either side
Scale
bar scale of 1/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Ground Storey 11ft 6in high / Chamber Storey 11ft 3 in high / Another Design of a house for Alexander Wedderburne Esqr / afterwards Earl of Rosslyn (Another Design of a house for Alexander Wedderburne Esqr / afterwards Earl of Rosslyn in the hand of William Adam) / Drawing Room / Servants Hall / Housekeeper's Room / Dining Room / Hall / Butler's Pantry / Larder / Kitchen / Study
Signed and dated
- 1774
datable to 1774
Medium and dimensions
Pen, wash and yellow wash on laid paper (405 x 312)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton, with addition to title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 23
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 386, Volume II, p. 132
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 386, Volume II, p. 132
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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