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Capriccio showing a large symmetrical building around an open courtyard, with a centre block of the Gigantic Order with dome above. It is flanked by spires with domed and porticoed pavilions on either side and colonnades linking to other pavilions.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/22
Purpose
Capriccio showing a large symmetrical building around an open courtyard, with a centre block of the Gigantic Order with dome above. It is flanked by spires with domed and porticoed pavilions on either side and colonnades linking to other pavilions.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 22
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pen, brown wash72 x 200, trimmed at sides
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
This drawing has been badly trimmed on the sides, removing part of the end pavilions. The unfinished drawing in Adam vol.55/65 shows a similar composition to the centre blocks here, and the whole design may be compared with the wings in the Adam palace elevation in Adam vol.28/1. There are versions of this scheme seen from a different angle in Adam vol.55/135 and 164.
Level
Drawing
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