[4] Preliminary design for a triumphal arch, c1778, unexecuted

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
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  - Hyde Park Corner, London, designs for a triumphal arch, gatehouses and screens, c1778, unexecuted (18)
    - Preliminary designs, design and finished drawing for a triumphal arch, first design, c1778, unexecuted (6)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 1/14

Purpose

[4] Preliminary design for a triumphal arch, c1778, unexecuted

Aspect

Elevation of a pedimented archway, articulated with Corinthian columns. The tympanum is ornamented with a roundel and swags, and the roofline is surmounted by a central draped figure, flanked by pairs of recumbent figures. The piers of the arch contain slit windows, with a rosette and a fluted string course above, and the spandrels are ornamented with reclining draped figures. To the right-hand side of this, there is a single-bay, balustraded archway and a single bay pavilion, with an entrance set within an Ionic aedicule. Above this there is a panel depicting trophies, a frieze of swags, and a plinth supporting a recumbent sphinx. To the left of the central arch there is an alternative composition for the first bay, which is formed with a blank arch containing a window and oculus (crossed through)

Scale

to a scale

Signed and dated

c1778
c1778

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (366 x 236)

Hand

Probably
Robert Adam

Literature

For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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