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Capriccio showing alternative versions of the elevation for an arched entrance. On one side is a large keystone and round-headed niche with figurative relief panel above; on the other side is a square niche with a frieze of garlands above.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/171
Purpose
Capriccio showing alternative versions of the elevation for an arched entrance. On one side is a large keystone and round-headed niche with figurative relief panel above; on the other side is a square niche with a frieze of garlands above.
Aspect
Elevations
verso detail
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 171
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pen, brown and grey washes
153 x 165
Hand
Robert Adam
Verso
Pen sketch of deciduous trees.
Notes
The arch composition can be compared with that in Adam vol.55/162 and it is also similar to the style of other pen and grey wash exercises in this volume.
Level
Drawing
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