[39] Finished drawing for the first storey of the house, c1768-70, as executed

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  - London
    - The Adelphi, London: designs for a speculative complex built by William Adam & Co., 1768-84 (168)
      - The Royal Terrace
        Number 5, Royal Terrace
        Finished drawings showing plans, elevation and section for the house, c1768-70, as executed (8)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 42/65

Purpose

[39] Finished drawing for the first storey of the house, c1768-70, as executed

Aspect

Plan of the first storey of a three-bay terraced house, containing a dressing room, a bedroom, and a central staircase

Scale

bar scale of 2 inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

Plan of the one pair of Stairs / Bed Chamber / Passage / Drawing Room and some measurements given (verso) 5 / Mr Garrick (in pencil) / David Garrick Esqr

Signed and dated

c1768-70
datable to c1768-70

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (305 x 522)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi

Watermark

LVG surmounted by fleur de lis within crowned cartouche

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 33
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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