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[8] Design for a garden temple, 1775, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 19/153
Purpose
[8] Design for a garden temple, 1775, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan and elevation of a single-storey, single-bay, stepped domed temple, with paired engaged Doric columns with bands of stiff leaf around their necks, and these columns are between the door and three windows, and the door is shown on the elevation, with a frieze of alternating fluting and enclosed rosettes
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Garden Temple for the Reverend Mr. Dovey (underwritten in pencil) and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 23/08/1775
Adelphi 23 August / 1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (341 x 525)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Watermark
IHS IVILLEDARY
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 53
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 226
For a full list of literature reference see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 226
For a full list of literature reference see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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