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[5] Finished drawing for a house showing a longitudinal section, 1771, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 32/99
Purpose
[5] Finished drawing for a house showing a longitudinal section, 1771, as executed
Aspect
Longitudinal section of a four-and-a-half-storey building with subterranean rooms extending beneath the front of the building to the south. To the south of the house there is a courtyard with a gatehouse and the south facade of the house has a Corinthian portico surmounted by a balustrade. The section shows the building to have a central staircase, set behind columnar screens, with a Corinthian screen at the ground storey, an Ionic screen at the first storey and a Doric screen at the second storey
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section from North to South of a House & Offices for The Right Hon.ble The Lord Chancellor proposed to be built at Hyde Park Corner and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1771
Rob.t Adam Ar___tect 1771
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including pink and Naples yellow within a single ruled border on laid paper (707 x 503)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or William Hamilton
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 43
Harris, 2001(b), p.99
Lea, 2005, p. 6
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Harris, 2001(b), p.99
Lea, 2005, p. 6
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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