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[10] Preliminary design for a reservoir, c1774, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 1/164
Purpose
[10] Preliminary design for a reservoir, c1774, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a three-bay, rusticated reservoir building raised on a stylobate, with urns ornamenting the corners. The reservoir has a central arch, with a mask forming the keystone. There is a frieze of rusticated icicles, with a central tablet above, and the spandrels are ornamented with lion masks. Within the arch, there is a reclining, draped figure, supported by a socle base, ornamented with strigilation, a central rosette and ram masks. All this is flanked by piers, with rusticated, blocked Doric columns and niches containing statuary
Scale
to a scale
Signed and dated
- c1774
c1774
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (357 x 171)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Watermark
IVILLEDARY
Literature
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 223
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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