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Unfinished capriccio probably showing a side elevation of a stepped dome with cupola of two drums, the lower one having open arcading. Below this is a three-bay pediment flanked by a smaller dome and entrance pediment in profile. On the other side of this are colonnades to a three-bay pavilion with dome. To one side is an under-drawing of part of a two-storey domed building.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/49
Purpose
Unfinished capriccio probably showing a side elevation of a stepped dome with cupola of two drums, the lower one having open arcading. Below this is a three-bay pediment flanked by a smaller dome and entrance pediment in profile. On the other side of this are colonnades to a three-bay pavilion with dome. To one side is an under-drawing of part of a two-storey domed building.
Aspect
Elevation
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 49
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen138 x 270
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
The composition of the drawing and under-drawing here is similar in concept to Robert Adam's scheme for a palace or public building shown in Adam vol.10/18 or the larger design in Adam vol.28/1. They may also be compared with the under-drawing in Adam vol.55/12. However, it is easy to see such a design as the summation of smaller schemes, such as that shown in Adam vol.55/52.
Level
Drawing
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