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Academic study for the plan for a rectangular, symmetrical pavilion with five-bay portico on steps, which opens into a hall with columns next to piers and two staircases to each side. At each corner are circular rooms, and at the top is a five-bay loggia with niches and pilasters.
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Reference number
Adam vol.9/28
Purpose
Academic study for the plan for a rectangular, symmetrical pavilion with five-bay portico on steps, which opens into a hall with columns next to piers and two staircases to each side. At each corner are circular rooms, and at the top is a five-bay loggia with niches and pilasters.
Aspect
Planverso plan
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 28
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, grey wash123 x 163
Hand
Robert Adam
Verso
Pen sketch showing part of an interior plan of two rooms and columns. This is similar to the plan on the verso of Adam vol.9/29.
Notes
This drawing is similar in style to Adam vol.9/24, and has the same casual use of blurred ink and wash. The compositions are of a similar type, showing large pavilions, and both are also related to the asymmetrical scheme in Adam vol.9/29.
Level
Drawing
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