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Capriccio showing a sarcophagus with decorated front panel set between two fluted columns.
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Reference number
Adam vol.56/124
Purpose
Capriccio showing a sarcophagus with decorated front panel set between two fluted columns.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 86; in red ink, once on album leaf and once on drawing 124
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1756 or 1757.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, red and grey washes, circular ink framing linedrawing within a circle of 84 dia., on sheet trimmed to a circle of c.86 dia.; some tearing on right-hand side and bottom
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
This drawing is a companion to Adam vol.56/125.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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