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[4] Design for the south front of the house, possibly executed, c1789
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 45/59
Purpose
[4] Design for the south front of the house, possibly executed, c1789
Aspect
Elevation of a two-and-a-half-storey, seven-bay building, with a flat roof and an additional wing to the west. The central three bays are canted. On the ground storey there is a Doric colonnade surmounted by an iron-work balustrade. Beyond there is an entrance surmounted by a broken pediment, articulated by Ionic columns. To the west there is a three-bay, pedimented pavilion wing with a tripartite window, formed with a Doric screen on the ground storey, and on the first storey there is a balustraded Venetian window
To the east of the building there are preliminary designs of additional buildings (pencil)
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
South Front / (and in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) of a House for Robert Udney Esqr
Signed and dated
- c1789
c1789
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (464 x 248)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
Fleur-de-lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 30
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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