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Capriccio showing an asymmetrical elevation of eleven bays composed as a five-bay pedimented portico on steps linked by a balustraded niche to a further five-bay pavilion. This has a shallow dome and three-bay entrance portico on steps flanked by a coffered and apsidal niches with balustrade and sculpture above.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/153
Purpose
Capriccio showing an asymmetrical elevation of eleven bays composed as a five-bay pedimented portico on steps linked by a balustraded niche to a further five-bay pavilion. This has a shallow dome and three-bay entrance portico on steps flanked by a coffered and apsidal niches with balustrade and sculpture above.
Aspect
Elevation
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 153
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pen, brown wash
103 x 168
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
This composition is similar in draughtsmanship and scale to the asymmetrical elevation in Adam vol.55/149.
Level
Drawing
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