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Capriccio or possibly view of a richly wooded landscape; in a hollow is a round-headed archway with deeply recessed opening, possibly an underground grotto.
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Reference number
Adam vol.57/152
Purpose
Capriccio or possibly view of a richly wooded landscape; in a hollow is a round-headed archway with deeply recessed opening, possibly an underground grotto.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 152
Signed and dated
- Undated, possibly late summer 1755.
Medium and dimensions
Black chalk, pen; grey and brown washes243 x 209
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
This rather contrived composition, probably more invented than topographical, was possibly made by Robert Adam during one of his country trips from Rome in the late summer of 1755. A similar, also possibly invented, landscape is found in Adam vol.57/138.
Level
Drawing
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