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