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  • image Adam vol.56/129

Reference number

Adam vol.56/129

Purpose

Capriccio showing a large ruinous arch, in front of which is part of a free-standing column and a sarcophagus on a plinth.

Aspect

Perspective

Inscribed

Inscribed in ink 92; in red ink 129

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 90 dia., sheet size 95 x 94

Hand

Robert Adam

Notes

This drawing is a companion to Adam vol.56/127.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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