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Reference number

SM Adam volume 51/37

Purpose

[11] Design for a bridge, c1787, not known to have been executed

Aspect

Elevation of a bridge, with a segmental arch, and a wrought iron balustrade ornamented with lozenges. The bridge is terminated by piers surmounted by sphinxes, and there are alterations (pencil) to the piers

Scale

bar scale of 2 inches to 5 feet

Inscribed

Clermont (in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil)

Signed and dated

  • c1787
    c1787

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil, wash and pink wash on laid paper (464 x 284)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 7
King, 2001, Volume I, pp. 222, 247, 256
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

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