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Unfinished capriccio showing a three-bay temple front on steps, with a three-bay two-storey wing to one side. Beyond this is a single-storey apse of three bays.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/92
Purpose
Unfinished capriccio showing a three-bay temple front on steps, with a three-bay two-storey wing to one side. Beyond this is a single-storey apse of three bays.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 92
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pen113 x 187
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
The draughtsmanship here is similar to that in Adam vol.55/90 and 94. The unfinished composition was possibly intended to be symmetrical, as in the composition in Adam vol.55/87.
Level
Drawing
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