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[13] Alternative preliminary designs for the Pall Mall (south) front, c1789, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 10/100
Purpose
[13] Alternative preliminary designs for the Pall Mall (south) front, c1789, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a three-storey, thirteen-bay building, with the central bay as SM Adam volume 10/108, but shown with alternative domes as SM Adam volume 10/107 and 10/108. The right-hand block is as SM Adam volume 10/108. The left-hand block is as SM Adam volume 10/107, but with minor alterations, including alternate balustraded windows flanked by Tuscan columns at the first-storey level; and the addition of short Tuscan pilasters in the upper register
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Signed and dated
- c1789
c1789
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (433 x 251)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Watermark
PORTAL & BRIDGES
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 40
Sheppard, 1960, Volume XXIX, (i), p. 249
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Sheppard, 1960, Volume XXIX, (i), p. 249
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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