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Capriccio showing the interior of a ruined and overgrown domed hall, with coffered vaults supported by four columns between which are alternating niches of round and pedimented heads.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/90
Purpose
Capriccio showing the interior of a ruined and overgrown domed hall, with coffered vaults supported by four columns between which are alternating niches of round and pedimented heads.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 90
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pen133 x 181
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
There are several exercises of this sort with alternating openings under a dome, see Adam vol.55/91, 94, 103 and 147. The drawing is similar in composition and draughtsmanship to 55/91, and both can be compared with the interior view in 55/94. The rather artless device of the diagonal line with hatching to indicate shadow is also found in Adam vol.55/87, 95 and 105.
Level
Drawing
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