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Unfinished academic study for the plan of a symmetrical pavilion with three-bay recessed portico leading past two oval staircases to a circular hall with an arcade of columns and niches. Beyond this is an apsidal room.
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Reference number
Adam vol.9/46
Purpose
Unfinished academic study for the plan of a symmetrical pavilion with three-bay recessed portico leading past two oval staircases to a circular hall with an arcade of columns and niches. Beyond this is an apsidal room.
Aspect
Planverso diagram or plan
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 46
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 or 56
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen125 x 122
Hand
Robert Adam (attributed to), or possbly L-B Dewez
Verso
Pencil drawing of part of a diagram or plan.
Notes
The composition in this drawing is part of a series of variations on the plan of a pavilion; it appears to be an enlarged version of Adam vol.9/5 prior to the latter's alteration. The inked-in staircases suggest that the drawing was to be executed in ink rather than in pencil. However, the draughtsmanship is generally unlike that found in Robert Adam's other exercises in this form, such as Adam vol.9/30, and this may possibly be a similar exercise by Laurent-Benoít Dewez (1731-1812).
Level
Drawing
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