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Reference number

Adam vol.54/Series 5/15

Purpose

Capriccio showing a landscape with hilltop tower and trees overlooking a valley with another, possibly towered, building and a group of deciduous trees.

Aspect

Perspective

Inscribed

Inscribed in ink on drawing 15

Signed and dated

  • Undated, probably 1757

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil69 x 136, right hand edge torn

Hand

Robert Adam

Notes

This small drawing belongs with the strongly picturesque landscapes in this section and can be contrasted with the view in Adam vol.54/Series 5/19. At some point, presumably when the drawings were being rearranged in the volume, at least 50 cms have been torn from the backing sheet, which is also the case in Adam vol.54/Series 5/2. A drawing on grey paper, similar to Adam vol.54/Series 4/8 and 15, has been removed leaving four corners.

Level

Drawing

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