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Capriccio showing a view through a ruined round-headed arch to an arcaded hall with windows and coffering above. The arch is supported by columns between which is an aedicular niche.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/72
Purpose
Capriccio showing a view through a ruined round-headed arch to an arcaded hall with windows and coffering above. The arch is supported by columns between which is an aedicular niche.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 72
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pen205 x 174
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
This composition is part of a group of mostly ink drawings, Adam vol.55/71-77, executed in a deliberately casual style that may have served as the inspiration for more elaborate watercolours by both Robert Adam and Charles-Louis Clérisseau (1721-1820) that can be seen in volume 56, see Adam vol.56/123, and in this volume in Adam vol.55/67.
Level
Drawing
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