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[1] Preliminary design for a garden temple, c1760-61, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 2/127
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design for a garden temple, c1760-61, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough elevation of a five-bay, domed temple, supported by a shallow stylobate, and set within a landscape. The temple has an open front, screened by two Doric columns, supporting a frieze of urns, and a pediment with a central acroterion, and the screen is flanked by niches
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- c1760-61
datable to c1760-61
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (406 x 165)
Hand
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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