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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.
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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
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk