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[23] Preliminary design for a fountain, 1776, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 2/124
Purpose
[23] Preliminary design for a fountain, 1776, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough elevation of a spring, supported by a stylobate with a bow front containing a lion mask spout, and behind is a rusticated arch, flanked by engaged fluted Doric columns, supporting a ruinous pediment
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1776
datable to 1776
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (110 x 113)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 222
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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