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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

Watermark

IVILLEDARY

Literature

King, 2001, Volume II, p. 223
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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