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Capriccio showing a ruined courtyard with the remains of a vaulted and decorated ceiling, with a colonnade of six bays linked to a circular hall on one side with columns and coffered dome. It is set in a landscape.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/95
Purpose
Capriccio showing a ruined courtyard with the remains of a vaulted and decorated ceiling, with a colonnade of six bays linked to a circular hall on one side with columns and coffered dome. It is set in a landscape.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 95
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pen147 x 193
Hand
Robert Adam
Verso
Black chalk drawing that appears to show part of a tree.
Watermark
dove and monti
Notes
This drawing uses a strong diagonal line with hatching to one side to indicate shadow, a convention used in other drawings, particularly in Adam vol.55/90 and 105.
Level
Drawing
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