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[12] Preliminary design for a gateway or triumphal arch, c1774, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/7/247
Purpose
[12] Preliminary design for a gateway or triumphal arch, c1774, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough elevation of a tripartite gateway, composed of three arches, the central arch being the widest, and articulated by engaged, fluted Doric columns, and with an attic ornamented with fluting and swags
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
Lord Roseberrys Plan reduced with a Screen inside / of Apartments
Signed and dated
- 1774
datable to c1774
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (161 x 190)
Hand
Robert Adam
Verso
Preliminary pencil-drawn rough elevation for a long stool or bench, with scrolled arms
Literature
For a full list of literature references see schemes.
Level
Drawing
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