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Capriccio showing an interior elevation of a curved wall of five bays with a central aedicular doorway, with relief roundels above and a cornice of alternating inscription and figure panels. Above are coffers of a dome.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/157
Purpose
Capriccio showing an interior elevation of a curved wall of five bays with a central aedicular doorway, with relief roundels above and a cornice of alternating inscription and figure panels. Above are coffers of a dome.
Aspect
Elevation
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 157
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pen, brown and grey washes
108 x 190 (trimmed at top and left edges)
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
This drawing, and that in Adam vol.55/158, uses a technique where the wash is deliberately applied before the ink has dried and blurring occurs as a result. It can also be found in volume 9 (see Adam vol.9/34 and 40). Trimming of the sheet has largely removed a dome or coved ceiling in the style of that in Adam vol.55/102.
Level
Drawing
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