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Capriccio showing a large classical ruin beside a weir.
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Reference number
Adam vol.56/167
Purpose
Capriccio showing a large classical ruin beside a weir.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 89; in red ink 167.
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, black chalk, brown wash; chalk framing line416 x 297; 4 corners trimmed diagonally
Hand
Unidentified eighteenth-century artist
Notes
This drawing is a companion to Adam vol.56/168, which is numbered 87, and both are probably part of a set of similar views and are of the same size. The signature inscribed on both drawings has been partially lost, although the hand is the same, and combined they appear to read as 'Relthingassi'. On the verso of the backing sheet of Adam vol.56/50 are the corners of another drawing, which is likely to be this one rather than 56/168, torn off when it was removed for remounting at some stage, as the paper colour and chalk framing line fits closely; the bottom left corner fragment is dated in ink 1755 and has a 'G' and part of a letter.
Level
Drawing
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