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[7] Finished drawing for a country house, c1790, partly executed
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 46/2
Purpose
[7] Finished drawing for a country house, c1790, partly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a two-and-a-half-storey, three-bay building, with a pitched roof. The projecting, central bay forms a bow front containing a stepped entrance with a lunette window above. The entrance is flanked by full-height windows, and there are half-height windows in the upper register. The central bay is surmounted by a conical roof, and is flanked by single bays. The central building is flanked by submerged link buildings and pavilions as in Adam volume 46/1
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Elevation of the South Front
Signed and dated
- c1790
c1790
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (420 x 196)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Watermark
GR surmounted by fleur-de-lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 7
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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