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[39] Finished drawing of the principal front for a block of domestic offices, executed with alterations, 1761
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 31/109
Purpose
[39] Finished drawing of the principal front for a block of domestic offices, executed with alterations, 1761
Aspect
Elevation of a twenty-one bay elevation with a hipped roof, comprising a five-bay arcaded and pedimented centre topped with a cupola, links of three bays with a central semicircular arched doorway, and end pavilions of five bays with alternating rectangular windows and semicircular-headed niches
Scale
bar scale of 1/14 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
The Elevation of a new Design for the Offices of William Drake Esqr. at Shardeloes in Buckinghamshire [in Buckinghamshire in the hand of William Adam] and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1761
Robt Adam Architect 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (471 x 300)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with addition to title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index 28
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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