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Unfinished academic study for a three-bay elevation with aedicular doorway, with relief sculpture above and columned openings on either side between pilasters on top of steps, pediment above. To one side is part of a columned wing.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/36
Purpose
Unfinished academic study for a three-bay elevation with aedicular doorway, with relief sculpture above and columned openings on either side between pilasters on top of steps, pediment above. To one side is part of a columned wing.
Aspect
Elevation
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 36
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pen126 x 155
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
This part-elevation is a variation on that in Adam vol.55/29 and is similarly asymmetrical, although the sheet has not been trimmed. It is similar in composition to the lower centre façade for the unbuilt scheme for the Adam Mausoleum in Greyfriars' Churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland shown in Adam vol.55/39.
Level
Drawing
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