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Capriccio showing a longitudinal plan with a five-bay entrance portico between circular rooms, with a screen of columns leading to a hall with an apsidal end. Off this are three large niches.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/138
Purpose
Capriccio showing a longitudinal plan with a five-bay entrance portico between circular rooms, with a screen of columns leading to a hall with an apsidal end. Off this are three large niches.
Aspect
Plan
verso elevation
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 138
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pen
182 x 145
Hand
Robert Adam
Verso
Unfinished capriccio in pen showing an elevation of possibly a triumphal arch with coved apse in a five-bay screen, with a flanking bay. This is a variation of the drawing in Adam vol.55/136 verso in both its subject and the technique of dense ink-hatching.
Notes
This plan is similar in character to that in Adam vol.55/132 and to the larger longitudinal plan in Adam vol.55/126. Like Adam vol.55/137, the somewhat basic nature of this composition and its lack of detail suggest it is an academic exercise.
Level
Drawing
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