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Capriccio showing an alternative plan and perspective of a three-bay sculpture-filled pedimented building on steps with apsidal doorway with aedicular niches in arched openings. The plan shows symmetrical spaces with columned quadrants linked to alternative designs for pavilions.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/156
Purpose
Capriccio showing an alternative plan and perspective of a three-bay sculpture-filled pedimented building on steps with apsidal doorway with aedicular niches in arched openings. The plan shows symmetrical spaces with columned quadrants linked to alternative designs for pavilions.
Aspect
Plan, perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 156
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pen, grey wash
322 x 224
Hand
Robert Adam
Verso
Outline plan in black chalk of a courtyard with a central niche at the top, cropped when the sheet was trimmed.
Watermark
bird on monti
Notes
The view is similar in style and draughtsmanship to the pedimented façade in Adam vol.55/23; the plan matches the elevation above. The quadrant elevation is probably that shown in Adam vol.55/165.
Level
Drawing
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