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Capriccio of a damaged obelisk supported by three figures on a base. It is beside a two-bay ruin with sculpture-filled niches between giant projecting columns that support a balustrade. In the background is a pyramid.
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Reference number
Adam vol.57/128
Purpose
Capriccio of a damaged obelisk supported by three figures on a base. It is beside a two-bay ruin with sculpture-filled niches between giant projecting columns that support a balustrade. In the background is a pyramid.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 128
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 or 1756.
Medium and dimensions
Pen 167 x 197
Hand
Robert Adam
Watermark
dove on monti
Notes
This sketch is widely similar to several pen capricci by Robert Adam with a pyramid as a theme found in Adam vol.55, for example Adam vol.55/104. The style of the base of the obelisk and the ruin behind it are also found boldly interpreted in Adam vol.57/139.
Level
Drawing
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