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[18] Finished drawing for a garden pavilion, 1764, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 19/137
Purpose
[18] Finished drawing for a garden pavilion, 1764, unexecuted
Aspect
Longitudinal or axial section through a two-storey circular, domed temple, with a rusticated basement containing an central octagonal, domed room, and in the upper register is a domed, circular room, containing a large window flanked by doors, and with walls ornamented with painted pilasters, medallion overdoors, figurative panels, a fluted frieze, and a dome ornamented with grotesque work, and with two further windows in section leading onto balustraded balconies, screened by fluted Corinthian columns
Scale
bar scale of 3/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Signed and dated
- 1764
datable to 1764
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and pink and yellow wash on laid paper (455 x 616)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 57
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 218
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 218
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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