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[160] Finished drawing for the section through the building, 1776, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 35/28
Purpose
[160] Finished drawing for the section through the building, 1776, unexecuted
Aspect
Section through a chapel as Adam volumes 35/29, 35/30 and 35/28, showing the east end with an altar within a relieving arch, flanked by Corinthian columns, and the galleries to either side, and the central nave has a coved ceiling surmounted by a drum lantern and dome
Scale
bar scale of 1 3/4 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section thro’ the dotted line of Mr Toplady’s Chapel in the Adelphi (of Mr Topladys Chapel in the Adelphi in the hand of William Adam) (verso) 2 / 2
Signed and dated
- 1776
datable to 1776
Medium and dimensions
Pen, wash and pink and yellow washes within a single ruled border on laid paper (553 x 472)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, title inscriptions in the hand of William Adam
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