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Capricci showing alternative elevations for a symmetrical domed building. The upper elevation has an aedicular doorway with pediment above, roof belvedere and pedimented porticoes to either side. The lower elevation is composed of a three-bay portico with thermal windows above and a small dome on an attic storey with sculpture.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/140
Purpose
Capricci showing alternative elevations for a symmetrical domed building. The upper elevation has an aedicular doorway with pediment above, roof belvedere and pedimented porticoes to either side. The lower elevation is composed of a three-bay portico with thermal windows above and a small dome on an attic storey with sculpture.
Aspect
Elevations
verso plan
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 140; and in black chalk in a contemporary hand 13 bgjoujou? .- La bouteil/ Le vin. / 3 a bouteille - 39 part [?] sur tout
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pen
147 x 128
Hand
Robert Adam
Verso
Capriccio in pen showing the plan of a rectangular building with circular interior of apses and columns, leading to a projecting portico and rear campanile. The inscription probably has to do with the domestic arrangements of Robert Adam's house while in Rome, Casa Guarnieri.
Notes
The upper elevation of this small villa is of the Palladian Villa Rotunda type, and both elevations can be compared with similar compositions in Adam vol.55/52 and 53 , and that on the verso of 55/144.
Level
Drawing
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