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)
Artist, British, late 18th century
Artist, British, 1740 - after 1814
Artist, Irish (?), active 1761/1797
Artist, British, late 18th century
Artist, British, late 18th century
Author, British, 1689 - 1748
Artist After, Dutch, 1652 - 1700
Artist After, British, late 18th century
Artist After, German, c. 1703 - 1782
Artwork overview
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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
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Credit Line
Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection, David K.E. Bruce Fund
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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
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mark J. Millard, New York; purchased by NGA, 1985.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1998
Middleton et al. 1998, no. 3.