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  • image Adam vol.56/105

Reference number

Adam vol.56/105

Purpose

Capriccio showing a pyramidal sarcophagus surrounded by columns on raised ruined vaulting. In the foreground is water.

Aspect

Perspective

Inscribed

Inscribed in ink 64; in red ink 105

Signed and dated

  • Undated, probably 1756 or 1757.

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, blue, brown and grey washes135 x 193; 3 of the 4 corners damaged by tearing

Hand

Robert Adam

Notes

The pyramidal sarcophagus in this drawing also appears in Adam vol.56/72, in which it is shown set within a ruined, domed temple.

Level

Drawing

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