Vitruvius Scoticus; Being a Collection of Plans, Elevations and Sections of Public Buildings, Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Houses in Scotland; Principally from the Designs of the Late William Adam Esq. Architect

published 1810

William Adam (author)

Associated Names
Andrew Bell

Artist, British, late 18th century

Richard Cooper II

Artist, British, 1740 - after 1814

Peter Mazell

Artist, Irish (?), active 1761/1797

W. Proud

Artist, British, late 18th century

T. Smith

Artist, British, late 18th century

William Adam

Author, British, 1689 - 1748

R. Morris

Artist After, British, late 18th century

Johann Gottfried Borlach

Artist After, German, c. 1703 - 1782

Jan Wyck

Artist After, Dutch, 1652 - 1700

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    1 disbound vol in 2 parts: 1st part, ill: 87 engravings after William Adam except those noted (17 double-page, rest full-page, versos blank), 68 by Richard Cooper II, 3 by T. Smith, 2 by Andrew Bell, 1 each by Peter Mazell, W. Proud, 1 by Mazell afterJan Wyck, 1 by Cooper II after Johann Gottfried Borlach, 1 by Bell after R. Morris, 2 after Morris, 3 by Adam alone, 4 unsigned

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection, David K.E. Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    page size: 51.3 x 34 cm (20 3/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
    support: 59.9 x 41 cm (23 9/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
    overall size (box closed): 65 x 44 x 9.8 cm (25 9/16 x 17 5/16 x 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.61.145-234

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mark J. Millard, New York; purchased by NGA, 1985.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1998

  • Middleton et al. 1998, no. 3.


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