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Capriccio showing a triumphal arch with attic surmounted by sculpture, and three-storied columned towers on either side with sculpture on top. It is all on steps with two obelisks and has a surrounding arcade with a pavilion. Above is an unfinished sketch plan of a rectangular building of pavilions with steps.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/45
Purpose
Capriccio showing a triumphal arch with attic surmounted by sculpture, and three-storied columned towers on either side with sculpture on top. It is all on steps with two obelisks and has a surrounding arcade with a pavilion. Above is an unfinished sketch plan of a rectangular building of pavilions with steps.
Aspect
Perspective, plan (part)verso elevation, details, section
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 45
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pen180 x 309
Hand
Robert Adam
Verso
Unfinished capriccio in pencil for an elevation of a five-bay portico on steps with pediment and shallow stepped dome above, linked by five bays to part of a pavilion with columns and pediment; this elevation is a version of that found in Adam vol.55/46. Also on the sheet is the detail of an arch-head with small towers on either side, with a detail of a section through the lower part of a dome.
Notes
The central section is similar to the composition shown in Adam vol.55/41. The unfinished plan is unrelated to this design.
Level
Drawing
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