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Capriccio showing an elevation and unfinished plan for a large building with three-bay pedimented portico with colonnades on either side, terminated on one side by a domed pavilion. Above are balustrades with sculpture, adn a shallow dome and cupola. The unfinished plan shows an octagon with diagonal wings in a a square courtyard.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/17
Purpose
Capriccio showing an elevation and unfinished plan for a large building with three-bay pedimented portico with colonnades on either side, terminated on one side by a domed pavilion. Above are balustrades with sculpture, adn a shallow dome and cupola. The unfinished plan shows an octagon with diagonal wings in a a square courtyard.
Aspect
Elevation, planverso perspective, detail
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 17
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, black chalk202 x 195
Hand
Robert Adam
Verso
Capriccio in black chalk showing a view of a colonnaded building, which can be compared with Adam vol.55/72; unfinished drawing of a seated figure.
Watermark
two lines of letters
Notes
The plan is similar to that in Adam vol.55/14 and the elevation to that in 55/19. The small-scale chalk drawing is typical of numerous elevations found in Adam volume 9. The plan may be compared to Adam vol.9/37.
Level
Drawing
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