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[4] Design for the west front of the house, c1786, partly executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 34/106
Purpose
[4] Design for the west front of the house, c1786, partly executed
Aspect
Elevation of the west front of a building, with a projecting two-and-a-half storey, single-bay block with a quarter-height window at basement level, and a rectangular window above, with pencil alterations suggesting a window surround of Doric columns and a pediment. Above this, there is a half-height window at second storey level, and an oculus set within the tympanum. The building beyond this has a stepped north front, with quarter-height windows at basement level, full-height windows above, and half-height windows in the upper register. The south front is shown to have a bowed front with steps. In the foreground there are alterations (in pencil) showing the surrounding landscape
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Elevation of the West End of Lord Delavals house in the Country (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- c1786
c1786
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (266 x 203)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 53
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 139
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 139
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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