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[14] Preliminary design for the fifth scheme for the house, c1777, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 21/3
Purpose
[14] Preliminary design for the fifth scheme for the house, c1777, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan and two elevations for a house, composed of a V-shaped central block, with a large bow front at the rear, and flanked by links and canted pavilions, and the elevations show that the principal front has the central three bays slightly projecting, and the garden front bow rises to form a conical tower
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- c1777
datable to c1777
Medium and dimensions
Pencil and wash on laid paper (467 x 303)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Astley, 2000, p. 15
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 164
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 164
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Exhibition history
Robert Adam's Castles, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 16 June - 16 September 2000
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk