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Capriccio showing a ruined and overgrown triumphal arch, with coupled columns, consoles, and a cornice with Greek key decoration. To one side is a balustraded terrace with urns, several small trees and a round-headed doorway.
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Reference number
Adam vol.56/9
Purpose
Capriccio showing a ruined and overgrown triumphal arch, with coupled columns, consoles, and a cornice with Greek key decoration. To one side is a balustraded terrace with urns, several small trees and a round-headed doorway.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in red ink 9
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably between 1745 and 1750.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen; grey wash on buff paper287 x 332
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
The composition here by Robert Adam may be derived from a print, although it is more pictorial in style than either of his drawings in Adam vol.56/6 or 56/7.
Level
Drawing
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