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[23] Preliminary design for a church, 1766, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 44/89
Purpose
[23] Preliminary design for a church, 1766, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of the north front of a two-storey, nine-bay church, with a pitched roof, with pencil-drawn acroteria on the west end, and with a small spire at the east end, with half height windows on the ground storey, and arched windows on the first storey, except for the central window which is rectangular, and the central three bays projecting, with an Ionic portico on the first storey, supporting a pediment
Scale
1 1/4 inches to 10 feet
Signed and dated
- 1766
datable to 1766
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (478 x 238)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Nasmith or William Hamilton
Watermark
LVG surmounted by cartouche with garter and surmounted by fleur de lis
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 56
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 67
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 67
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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