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[3] Presentation drawing for a design for the rear front of a house, c1787
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 30/27
Purpose
[3] Presentation drawing for a design for the rear front of a house, c1787
Aspect
Elevation of the rear front of a three-bay, two-storey building, with a hipped roof. There is a two-storey loggia on the central bay, screened on the ground floor, with arched ground floor windows, and paired pilasters at either end. There are pencil alterations to this drawing making the central room circular, and the porch into a bow front
Scale
bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
East front towards the Stein with a square Porch / for Mrs Fitzherbert at Brighton (in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil)
Signed and dated
- c1787
c1787
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (211 x 352)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Verso
to be placed Sixth / [Mr]s Fitzherbert Brighton Square front
Watermark
W surmounted by sashed cartouche surmounted by fleur-de-lis
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p.5
Miele, 1998, p.167
King, 2001, p.122
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Miele, 1998, p.167
King, 2001, p.122
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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