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Italy; Naples. Detail of a baluster fountain with an oval or circular ribbed bowl within a square, with a single central jet.
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Reference number
Adam vol.57/39
Purpose
Italy; Naples. Detail of a baluster fountain with an oval or circular ribbed bowl within a square, with a single central jet.
Aspect
Details
Inscribed
Inscribed in pencil in a contemporary hand Naples; in ink 39
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755.
Medium and dimensions
Pen and grey wash169 x 180
Hand
Robert Adam
Verso
Pen drawing showing detail of a horn or vase.
Notes
This is one of two drawings annotated 'Naples', the other being Adam vol.57/12 (by Charles-Louis Clérisseau). The fountain depicted was probably a reconstruction of antique fragments and as such would have attracted Robert Adam's eye for the picturesque.
Level
Drawing
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