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  • image Adam vol.56/115

Reference number

Adam vol.56/115

Purpose

Capriccio showing a boat-shaped sarcophagus on a tall base, with trees and a round building with a shallow stepped dome in the background.

Aspect

Perspective

Inscribed

Inscribed in ink 75; in red ink 115

Signed and dated

  • Undated, probably 1756 or 1757.

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen, watercolour; ink framing line, beyond which is off-white washdrawing within a circle of 91 dia., sheet size 99 x 95

Hand

Robert Adam

Notes

This drawing is probably a companion to Adam vol.56/117, and has been arranged on the album leaf with this in mind, and both may be companions to Adam vol.56/118 and 119, all having the same format. The round domed building is also seen in the background of Adam vol.56/101.

Level

Drawing

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