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[4] Design for the gallery or library, 1771, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 50/52
Purpose
[4] Design for the gallery or library, 1771, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a seven-bay window wall, with three French sash doors within relieving arches, alternating with four bookcases within relieving arches, and with a frieze of masks, arabesques, and shells
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Side of the Library at Sir George Colebrookes (in pencil) / Section of the Library of Sir George Colebrooke (in the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil) and some measurements given in pencil
Signed and dated
- 1771
datable to 1771
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (1038 x 495)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or William Hamilton, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
XD&CB within a cartouche and D&CBLAUW IV
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 34
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 180
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 180
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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