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Landscape study of a deciduous tree in full leaf; in the background is a three-bay vault with sarcophagus and inscription panel above.
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Reference number
Adam vol.56/169
Purpose
Landscape study of a deciduous tree in full leaf; in the background is a three-bay vault with sarcophagus and inscription panel above.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 1; in red ink 169.
Signed and dated
- Undated, eighteenth century.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, black chalk362 x 252
Hand
Unidentified eighteenth-century artist
Verso
Unfinished capriccio in black chalk showing the top part of a vaulted and coffered interior, with central bay and niches between pilasters; this drawing is similar in composition to Adam vol.56/131, by Robert Adam.
Notes
This drawing is one of a number of tree and landscape studies in this volume (see also Adam vol.56/156, 157, 163, 165) and a large collection at Blair Adam (BA 332-384). This tree study can be compared with the larger tree drawing in Adam vol.56/163 by Robert Adam. The sheet has clearly been re-used, see verso.
Level
Drawing
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