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Capriccio showing part of a six-bay elevation composed as a projecting three-bay wing composed of portico with thermal window and sculpture relief panel above, which is under a pediment. Adjoining is a three-bay entrance of columns and pilasters under a thermal window, with aedicular doorways on either side, and niches and sculpture above under a pediment.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/161
Purpose
Capriccio showing part of a six-bay elevation composed as a projecting three-bay wing composed of portico with thermal window and sculpture relief panel above, which is under a pediment. Adjoining is a three-bay entrance of columns and pilasters under a thermal window, with aedicular doorways on either side, and niches and sculpture above under a pediment.
Aspect
Elevation
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 161
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pen, grey wash
144 x 263
Hand
Robert Adam
Watermark
star in circle
Notes
This part elevation may be compared with three similar exercises in grey wash in Adam vol.55/176-78. The complicated design, with the extensive use of thermal windows, may suggest an essay inspired by Robert Adam's study of the Roman Baths, although in Adam vol.55/82 they are used effectively in what is probably a church façade. A similar composition to the elevation here is found in the courtyard pavilion in Adam vol.55/166. In volume 9 there is a more complete version of this composition (see Adam vol.9/41).
Level
Drawing
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