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[159] Finished drawing for the elevation of the building, 1776, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 35/27
Purpose
[159] Finished drawing for the elevation of the building, 1776, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a two-storey, five-bay chapel, with a balustraded roof, surmounted by a three-bay drum and dome, with a central projecting portico across the entrance on the ground storey, flanked by paired Doric columns supporting a pediment, and with the end bays projecting, and on the first storey the windows are arched, and the central window is a Venetian within a relieving arch, and the end bays are articulated by Corinthian pilasters
Scale
bar scale of 1 3/4 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
The South Front of the Revd Augustus Toplady’s Chapel in the Adelphi / As intended to be (verso) 1 / 1 / Chapel for Mr. Toplady 1 Elevation 1 Section 2 Plans of the floor level of the [ _ _ _ _ _ ] / 5 Pieces
Signed and dated
- November 1776
Novemr 1776 (in the hand of William Adam)
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (551 x 468)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 33
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 66
Rowan, 2007, p. 60
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 66
Rowan, 2007, p. 60
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Exhibition history
Vaulting Ambition: The Adam Brothers, Contractors to the Metropolis in the Reign of George III, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 14 September 2007 - 12 January 2008; The Wilson Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham, 19 April - 24 May 2008; Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, 24 October - 13 December 2008
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk