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[19] Design for a temple, 1774, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 32/27
Purpose
[19] Design for a temple, 1774, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan and elevation of a single-storey, octagonal temple, with a domed roof, a central door within a relieving arch, and flanked by Doric columns supporting a small portico, flanked by windows surmounted by medallions, and with a fluted frieze, and the other bays within the temple each contain a niche
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Design for converting the present Water House at Mamhead into the / form of an Ancient Temple for Lord Viscount Lisburne (Lord Viscount in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- 01/10/1774
Adelphi 1st October / 1774
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (376 x 514)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with addition to title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 22
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 222
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 222
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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