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[10] Preliminary design for the house, 1774, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 37/57
Purpose
[10] Preliminary design for the house, 1774, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of one side of the garden (north) front of a house as Adam volumes 37/55, 37/52 and 43/132, showing the right-hand side of a four-storey L-shaped block, and a two-storey, four-bay link to the right, connecting with the oval pavilion with a circular tower at each corner
Scale
1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
North Front of Barnbougle Castle (in the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil) (verso) 2
Signed and dated
- 1774
datable to 1774
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (488 x 284)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 3
Tait, 1981, p. 421
Rowan, 1985, p. 98
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 161
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Tait, 1981, p. 421
Rowan, 1985, p. 98
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 161
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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