[3] Design for the north front of the house, possibly executed, c1789

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  - Teddington, Middlesex, designs for a house and stables for Robert Udney, possibly executed, c1789 (5)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 45/58

Purpose

[3] Design for the north front of the house, possibly executed, c1789

Aspect

Elevation of a two-and-a-half-storey, seven-bay building, with a flat roof and additional wings to the east and west. The central projecting five bays contain a stepped, porticoed entrance, articulated by Doric columns. To the west there is a three-bay, pedimented pavilion wing, with tripartite-windows at ground and first storey, formed with Doric pilaster screens. The first storey window is set within a relieving arch, ornamented with a roundel and festoons. To the east there is a single-storey, six-bay wing, with half-height windows in the first five bays and an entrance in the sixth. The roof of the east wing has a preliminary addition of a conical oculus and a spire (pencil) Upper left - Preliminary design, section(?) of a building (pencil)

Scale

bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

North Front / (and in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) of a house for Robt Udney Esqr at Teddington / (and in pencil) fitting and some figures given

Signed and dated

c1789
c1789

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (463 x 270)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Verso

Watermark

PORTAL & BRIDGES

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 30
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

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Drawing

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