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  • image Adam vol.55/104

Reference number

Adam vol.55/104

Purpose

Capriccio showing a group of buildings with a ruined domed structure of three elevations with coffered niches. In the background is a pyramid and another domed building.

Aspect

Perspective

Inscribed

Inscribed in ink on drawing 104

Signed and dated

  • Undated, probably 1755 - 56

Medium and dimensions

Pen122 x 130, trimmed at bottom, and left and right edges

Hand

Robert Adam

Notes

The composition of the main group of buildings is based on Adam vol.55/101; the pyramid and its surroundings may be compared with the composition in Adam vol.55/100.

Level

Drawing

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