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[5] Finished drawing for a greenhouse, c1774-77, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 34/108
Purpose
[5] Finished drawing for a greenhouse, c1774-77, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a single-storey, three-bay balustraded greenhouse crowned by sculpture, with arched, glassed windows, articulated by fluted Corinthian pilasters and engaged columns, and the central arch takes the form of a Venetian window and is surmounted by a pediment, and the whole has a frieze of rinceaux and a modillioned cornice
Scale
bar scale of 4 1/4 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Elevation of a Greenhouse for David Garrick Esquire at the Villa near Hampton (verso) Elevation of a Green house & of a Br(ew hou covered with repair to paper)se Ornamented Door for David Garrick Es [cropped]
Signed and dated
- c1774-77
datable to c1774-77 or earlier, see drawing note
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (518 x 361)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam
Watermark
IV surmounted by fleur de lis within crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 16
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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