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Capriccio showing part of a coffered arch with a colonnade beyond.
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Reference number
Adam vol.56/125
Purpose
Capriccio showing part of a coffered arch with a colonnade beyond.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 88; in red ink on album leaf and on drawing 125
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1756 or 1757.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, brown and grey washes; ink framing linedrawing within a circle of 85 dia., on a sheet trimmed to a circle of c.86 dia., torn on right-hand side; considerable discolouration on right half of composition
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
This drawing is a companion to Adam vol.56/124, which is inscribed with the number 86. A drawing numbered 87 has disappeared.
Level
Drawing
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