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  • image SM Adam volume 1/255

Reference number

SM Adam volume 1/255

Purpose

[10] Alternative preliminary design for a triumphal arch, c1778, unexecuted

Aspect

Side elevation of a triumphal arch articulated with fluted Corinthian columns, with capitals containing rosettes, and a frieze of fluting, surmounted by a panel depicting grotesques. There is a central relieving arch containing an entrance with a wrought iron gate, set within an aedicule. Above this there is a frieze of fluting and rosettes, and a fan light flanked by festoons. All this is surmounted by a plinth, ornamented with a figurative scene and a band of arabesques, and supporting a plinth

Scale

to a scale

Signed and dated

  • c1778
    c1778

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (165 x 236)

Hand

Probably
Robert Adam

Watermark

Banded cartouche surmounted by a fleur-de-lis

Literature

For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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