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Capriccio showing a street dominated by an irregular three-storied tower, square at the base and circular at the top, with a tiled porch. It is set against terraced walls with trees behind. In the distance is a three-bay pavilion.
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Reference number
Adam vol.57/121
Purpose
Capriccio showing a street dominated by an irregular three-storied tower, square at the base and circular at the top, with a tiled porch. It is set against terraced walls with trees behind. In the distance is a three-bay pavilion.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 121
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 or 1756.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen; brown washes133 x 214
Hand
Robert Adam
Verso
Pen drawings of part-diagrams.
Watermark
coat of arms
Notes
This may be a view based on the houses and towers constructed on the Palatine side of the Circus Maximus. The Piranesi view 'delle Case de Cesari sul Palatino' from Le Antichità Romane, 1756, shows a comparable and contemporary scene. The distant pavilion is similar to that shown in Adam vol.57/86 and 57/104, and also that of the Farnese Gardens facing the Circus.
Level
Drawing
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