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[20] Preliminary design for remodelling Buckingham House and its entrance gate, c1761-63, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/7/136
Purpose
[20] Preliminary design for remodelling Buckingham House and its entrance gate, c1761-63, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough elevation of a tripartite entrance gate, with a pedimented central block, supporting three acroteria, and with a central screened carriage arch flanked by arched doorways, and the bays articulated by Ionic pilasters. This central block is flanked by ranges containing further screened carriage arches flanked by niches, and the whole ornamented with sculpture and relief panels
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1761-1763
date range: 1761-63
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (264 x 185)
Hand
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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