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[6] Design for the riding school, 1763, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 38/54
Purpose
[6] Design for the riding school, 1763, as executed
Aspect
Plan of the first storey, as Adam volume 38/53, but with a rectangular room above the oval lobby, with a screen of columns overlooking the courtyard
Scale
bar scale of 1 3/5 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
One pair Story of the Riding House Edinburgh (in the hand of William Adam) underwritten in pencil (verso) 17 (in pencil) / Number 17
Signed and dated
- 1763
datable to 1763
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (578 x 495)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 11
For a full list of literature references see scheme note
For a full list of literature references see scheme note
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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