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Capriccio showing part of the interior of a circular building with pilasters whose capitals are linked by swags. In the foreground is a large urn.
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Reference number
Adam vol.56/100
Purpose
Capriccio showing part of the interior of a circular building with pilasters whose capitals are linked by swags. In the foreground is a large urn.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 59; in red ink 100
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1756 or 1757.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, blue, brown and grey washes; ink framing line, beyond which is off-white washdrawing within a circle of 91 dia., sheet size 102 x 103, 4 corners trimmed diagonally
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
Other examples of Robert Adam using an urn in a capriccio can be seen in Adam vol.57/139 and 57/141. The swags or garlands linking the pilasters are also found in Adam vol.56/135.
Level
Drawing
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