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Unfinished design for a round-headed arch with pediment above. To one side is a smaller doorway flanked on either side by caryatid figures on circular bases decorated with trophies, with a circular panel above. On the right-hand side of the sheet are details of a doorhead.
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Reference number
Adam vol.7/94
Purpose
Unfinished design for a round-headed arch with pediment above. To one side is a smaller doorway flanked on either side by caryatid figures on circular bases decorated with trophies, with a circular panel above. On the right-hand side of the sheet are details of a doorhead.
Aspect
Elevation, details
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1762-63
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, chalk
335 x 258
Hand
George Richardson (attributed to)
Verso
Pen try-outs
Notes
This sheet shows several overlapping designs for an entranceway; they may be earlier versions of the simpler scheme that is shown in Adam vol.7/93. Like 7/93 too, this doorway does not relate to the plan in Adam vol.7/78 although it is likely to be part of James Adam's Parliament House scheme of 1762/63, or possibly the theatre scheme shown in Adam vol.7/170.
The drawing was intended to be inked over.
The drawing was intended to be inked over.
Level
Drawing
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