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Capriccio showing a ruined hall with rfragments of a dome supported by arches and coupled columns; beyond is another ruined and vaulted hall. In the foreground is a group of diminutive figures. A sarcophagus on a plinth is to the right, a statue of a seated figure to the left.
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Reference number
Adam vol.56/123
Purpose
Capriccio showing a ruined hall with rfragments of a dome supported by arches and coupled columns; beyond is another ruined and vaulted hall. In the foreground is a group of diminutive figures. A sarcophagus on a plinth is to the right, a statue of a seated figure to the left.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 85; in red ink 123
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1756 or 1757.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, blue, grey and brown washes201 x 173
Hand
Robert Adam (attributed to)
Notes
The composition, style of draughtsmanship and absence of colour in this drawing are comparable to those in Adam vol.56/67 and 56/79, which have been deemed to show the influence of Giovanni Paolo Pannini (see 56/79 in particular); the rapidly drawn pen figures are identical in all three drawings. However, a more general source may be found among the pen drawings in Adam volume 55 (see particularly Adam vol.55/72).
Level
Drawing
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