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Capriccio showing part of a ruined circular temple with Corinthian capitals beside a pyramid with architectural fragments at its base.
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Reference number
Adam vol.56/78
Purpose
Capriccio showing part of a ruined circular temple with Corinthian capitals beside a pyramid with architectural fragments at its base.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 29; in red ink 78
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1756 or 1757.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, watercolour; ink framing line102 x 105
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
The drawings in Adam vol.56/76, 77, 78, 82 and 85 all appear to belong to a series of small rectangular drawings of ruined buildings. This composition may be compared with that in Adam vol.56/82, which may show the interior section of the pyramid and colonnade shown here from a different viewpoint.
Level
Drawing
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