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[55] Preliminary design for bookcases for the gallery, c1763-68, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 1/163
Purpose
[55] Preliminary design for bookcases for the gallery, c1763-68, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevations for tripartite bookcases, articulated by Corinthian pilasters, and ornamented with panels in the upper register containing roundels, surmounted by festoons, and with a frieze of fret. The left-hand alternative contains an sculpture-filled niche in the central bay
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
some measurements given in pencil
Signed and dated
- 1763-68
datable to c1763-68
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and lemon yellow and Indian red washes on laid paper (403 x 167)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 28
Stillman, 1966, p. 64
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Stillman, 1966, p. 64
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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