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Reference number

Adam vol.7/184

Purpose

Unfinished design for part of an elevation showing the lower part of a fluted pilaster with a pedestal fountain at the base that has a putto and lion. In a coved niche is a larger fountain with three dolphins, basin and pedestal.

Aspect

Elevation

Signed and dated

  • Undated, early 1760s

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil420 x 328

Hand

James Adam

Notes

The fountains are those shown in less precise form in Adam vol.7/170, which depicts the elevation for a royal theatre. The decoration of the pilaster base may be compared with that in Adam vol.7/89. The painstaking draughtsmanship is typical of James Adam in the early 1760s.

Level

Drawing

Exhibition history

The Adam Brothers in Rome: Drawings from the Grand Tour, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 25 September 2008 - 14 February 2009

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