Explore Collections Explore The Collections
You are here: CollectionsOnline  /  [15] Finished drawing for the Pall Mall (south) front, c1789, unexecuted
  • image SM Adam volume 47/2
Use of images and copyright
Enlarge this Image
Print this image in A4 view  (icon indicating printer link)

Reference number

SM Adam volume 47/2

Purpose

[15] Finished drawing for the Pall Mall (south) front, c1789, unexecuted

Aspect

Elevation of a three-storey, thirteen-bay building as SM Adam volume 28/16

Scale

bar scale of 1 inch to 5 feet

Inscribed

Revision [?] of a [_ _ _ _ _] [_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _] Building towards Pall Mall lying & [_ _ _ _ _ _ _] up the spaces between the Haymarket & Market lane proposed to contain six shops & dwelling houses & also one shop & house [?] (in pencil) / to the Haymarket with a new proposed entry to the Opera house for the use of the (in pencil) / any famous (in pencil) / Actors & Actresses & other people belonging to the Theatre (in pencil) / This form will prove a good [_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _] by adding / is [_ _ _ _ _ _ _] in [_ _ _ _ _] to [_ _ _ _ _] [_ _ _ _ _] to the P[_ _ _ _ _ _] street & [_ _ _ _ _ _] reordering the communication between Charing cross & all the streets leading to Pall Mall & St James’s more [_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _] it would also improve the prospect [?] from Carlton House (in pencil) / no. 2 (in pencil)

Signed and dated

  • c1789
    c1789

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (925 x 595)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson

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.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk