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Capriccio showing parts of a ruined colonnade with a triumphal arch on the left. In the foreground is an oval or circular urn, decorated with figures in relief.
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Reference number
Adam vol.56/90
Purpose
Capriccio showing parts of a ruined colonnade with a triumphal arch on the left. In the foreground is an oval or circular urn, decorated with figures in relief.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 44; in red ink 90
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1756 or 1757.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, grey wash; framing linedrawing within circle of 151 dia., sheet size 164 x 162; laid/mounted on a backing sheet, trimmed to same size as sheet
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
This composition may be compared with that in the rectangular drawing in Adam vol.56/85 that depicts a similar curved colonnade. The broken urn is a version of the one shown in Adam vol.57/141.
Level
Drawing
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