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[7] Preliminary design for the pavement for the gallery, 1772, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 41/77
Purpose
[7] Preliminary design for the pavement for the gallery, 1772, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a pavement, following the footprint of the gallery as in Adam volume 41/76. The central circular room contains a central roundel enclosed within a fan and circular frames, and the flanking rectangular rooms contain a central roundel enclosed within a lozenge and rectangular frames
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Pavement of the Room for Antiques at Newby the Seat of William Weddell Esqr (in the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil) (and in feint pencil) Pink / Green / Yellow / Green / Yellow / Pink / Green / Yellow / Red / Red / Yellow (verso) Newby / 5
Signed and dated
- 10/04/1772
Adelphi April 10t 1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes including pink, terre verte, and Naples yellow on laid paper (1006 x 517)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
D&CBLAUW IV and D&CB within cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 23
Stillman, 1966, p. 79
Beard, 1978, p. 62
Middleton, 1986, p. 53
Harris, 2001, p. 357
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 263
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Stillman, 1966, p. 79
Beard, 1978, p. 62
Middleton, 1986, p. 53
Harris, 2001, p. 357
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 263
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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