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Capriccio showing monumental ruin with a niche containing a statue on a plinth set amongst architectural fragments.
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Reference number
Adam vol.56/108
Purpose
Capriccio showing monumental ruin with a niche containing a statue on a plinth set amongst architectural fragments.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 68; in red ink on album leaf and on drawing 108
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1756 or 1757.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, blue, brown and grey washes248 x 229; 3 of four corners torn where removed from previous location
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
This composition has similarities to that in Adam vol.56/77, although the latter lacks the statue.
Level
Drawing
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