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Capriccio showing a wooded path beside a river. On the path are two travellers, one on horseback. In the distance is a group of buildings.
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Reference number
Adam vol.56/171
Purpose
Capriccio showing a wooded path beside a river. On the path are two travellers, one on horseback. In the distance is a group of buildings.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in red ink on album leaf and on drawing 171.
Signed and dated
- Undated, possibly c.1750.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, grey washes385 x 541, pin-holes in each corner
Hand
Robert Adam
Watermark
I. H. S. Villandry
Notes
The drawing of the trees in this composition is very close to that in Adam vol.56/170. The rudimentary figure drawing also suggests the hand of Robert Adam at c.1750.
Level
Drawing
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