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[11] Preliminary design for the house, 1774, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 37/58
Purpose
[11] Preliminary design for the house, 1774, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of one side of the garden (east) front of a house as Adam volumes 375//, 37/52 and 46/132, showing the left-hand side of the four-storey block, with a two-storey, five-bay link to the left, connecting with the oval pavilion with a circular tower at each corner
Scale
1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
East Front (verso) 3 / 3 / Number 11 (in red pen) / Earl of Rosebery / Elevation
Signed and dated
- 1774
datable to 1774
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (483 x 295)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
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
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