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Capriccio showing a symmetrical building with an aedicular doorway approached by double stairs with niches on either side, and projecting single bays with a pediment, possibly of wood, and cupola. Behind this is a battlemented tower with coffered and columned niche.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/23
Purpose
Capriccio showing a symmetrical building with an aedicular doorway approached by double stairs with niches on either side, and projecting single bays with a pediment, possibly of wood, and cupola. Behind this is a battlemented tower with coffered and columned niche.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 23
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1757
Medium and dimensions
Pen, brown wash119 x 133
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
The remarkable combination of classical and Gothic forms in this drawing relate it to drawings in the Gothic section in Adam volume 54, which suggests a date of 1757. The design can be compared with the Gothic tower in Adam vol.55/24, and in the mix of Gothic and classical style with Adam vol.55/16 and 18.
Level
Drawing
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