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Italy: ? Rome: unidentified location. View of ruins on rising ground, with a round tower and look-out surrounded by small buildings, with a large arch to one side.
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Reference number
Adam vol.57/108
Purpose
Italy: ? Rome: unidentified location. View of ruins on rising ground, with a round tower and look-out surrounded by small buildings, with a large arch to one side.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 108
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 or 1756.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, grey and brown washes116 x 232
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
This unidentified , possibly Roman, view is similar to that in Adam vol.57/111, which also shows castellated buildings constructed from classical ruins.
Level
Drawing
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