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Academic study showing a plan of a large symmetrical building with central square court, pairs of staircases at either end, and surrounding halls. A recessed entrance is on one elevation and on the other is an advanced three-bay portico.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/124
Purpose
Academic study showing a plan of a large symmetrical building with central square court, pairs of staircases at either end, and surrounding halls. A recessed entrance is on one elevation and on the other is an advanced three-bay portico.
Aspect
Plan
verso elevation, plan [part]
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 124
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pencil
253 x 206
Hand
Robert Adam
Verso
Academic study in pencil showing an elevation of three bays with two niches and a window separated by pilasters; also part of a plan of a quadrant with corner pavilions, which has been considerably reworked. Like the drawings on the recto, this is one of several related academic studies; the elevational detail is similar to drawings on the verso of Adam vol.55/120.
Watermark
horned crown
Notes
This drawing and that on the verso are part of several related academic studies; the roughly drawn portico at the top of the plan here is probably an addition, which may have been suggested by Laurent-Benoít Dewez (1731-1812). The plan is a variation of that found in Adam vol.55/121 and it also appears in other versions in 55/132 and 135.
Level
Drawing
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